SELECT POETRY.
THEY SAY. " They say," Ah ! well, suppose they do, But can they prove the story true ? Suspicion may arise from nought But malice, envy, want of thought; Why count yourself among the ' ' they" Who whisper what they dare not say ? " They say "—hut why the tale rehearse, And help to make the matter worse? No good can possibly accrue From telling what may be untrue; And is it not a noble plan To speak of all the best you can? " They say"— well if it should be so, Why need you tell the tale of woe ? Will it the bitter wrong redress Or make one pang of sorrow less? Will it the erring one restore, Henceforth to go and sin no more ? " They say"— Oh ! pause and look within, See how thine heart inclines to sin ; Watch, lest in dark temptation's hour Thou too should fall beneath its power, Pity the frail, weep o'er the fall, But speak of good or not at all.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 287, 31 July 1873, Page 8
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166SELECT POETRY. Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 287, 31 July 1873, Page 8
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