"Shall I?"
Shall I do this pir, uml shall I do that, sir? Shall I go in, sir, or shall I 30 out ? S^all it be bonnet, or shall it be hat, sir ? State jonr opinion ; I'm sadly in doubt. Shall I go ridiDg, or shall I go walking? Shall I accept, or shall I refuse ? Shall I be eilent, or shall I keep' talking? Give yonr advice, pray ; I cannot well choose. Thus ao wo pander to others' opinions, Wearing the garb of Society's slaves ; Fashion's a tyrant, and we are her minions, Bobbing our life of the freedom it craves. Ou«ht I to vifit her, ou<?,Lt I to cut her ? Shall I be friendly, or shall I bo cold ? Shall I look boldly, or peep through the shutter? Shall I give Bil7er, or shall I give gold ? What will be eaid if I stay from the dinner ? What will be said if I'm seen at the ball I Wil' they proclaim me a saint or a sinner? If not the former, I go not at all. Thus do we pander to others' opinions, Wearing the garb of society's sls/rca ; FftKbion'n a tyrant, and we are her miniona, Robbirg our luVof the freedom it craves. Why not po forward, undaunted, unfeariug, Doing the thing that is lawful and ciflbt ? Caring not who may bo seeing or hearing, tjiunning tha darkness, and courting tb.9 light;. Surely, if consoious forbear to upbraid us, Well may we kagh at the yerdiat of fools ; God i 9 our guile— for Hia eervioe He made vi— Not to be ruled by the makers of rules. Pander no locjor to othera' opinions ; Wear not the garb of Society's slave ; Be not of Fashion the pitiful minions ; •fob not your bfe of the freedom.is craves. — j\aiihie Power O'Donoghuc.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2090, 28 November 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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302"Shall I?" Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2090, 28 November 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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