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BE JUST AND FEAR N«X&«
Speak thou the truth. Let others fence And trim their words for pay: In pleasant sunshine of pretence Let othera pass their day. , Guard thou the fact, though clouds of sight Down on thy watch-tower stoop; Though thou shouldst feel thine heart's delight Borne from thee by their swoop. ! t Face theu the wind, though safer seem ' In shelter to abide. ' We were not made to sit and dream— The safe must first be tried. Show thou thy light. If coniciemfe gleam Set not thy bushel down, , ' '■lf ' The smallest spark may send the beam O'er hamlet, tower, and town.* Woe, woe to him, on safety bent. Who creeps to age from youth, , > \ 'A Failing to grasp his life's intent, Because he fears the truth. l '-„ ? a Be true to every inmost thwight, And as thy thought thy speech, What thou hast not by suffering bought. Presume n«t thou to teach.' ,*,".? t \— Tm litb Dmai .Aih^,
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3238, 5 July 1879, Page 1
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163Select Poetry. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3238, 5 July 1879, Page 1
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