I HAVE no wealth of gold to give away, But I can pledge to worthy causes these: I ll give my strength, my days and hours of ease, My finest thought and courage when I may, And take some deed accomplished for my pay. I cannot offer much in silver fees, But I can serve […]

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BILL JONES, who goes to school with me, Is the saddest boy I ever see. He s just so fraid he runs away When all of us fellows want to play, An says he dassent stay about Coz if his father found it out He d wallop him. An he can t go With us […]

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THE GREAT were once as you. They whom men magnify to-day Once groped and blundered on life s way, Were fearful of themselves, and thought By magic was men s greatness wrought. They feared to try what they could do; Yet Fame hath crowned with her success The selfsame gifts that you possess. The great […]

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NINE passed him by with a hasty look, Each bent on his eager way; One glance at him was the most they took, “Somebody stuck,” said they; But it never occurred to the nine to heed A stranger s plight and a stranger s need. The tenth man looked at the stranded car, And he […]

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AND A RUDDY FIRE A WARM house and a ruddy fire, To what more can man aspire? Eyes that shine with love aglow, Is there more for man to know? Whether home be rich or poor, If contentment mark the door He who finds it good to live Has the best that life can give. […]

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THE MISER thinks he s living when he s hoarding up his gold; The soldier calls it living when he s doing something bold; The sailor thinks it living to be tossed upon the sea, And upon this very subject no two men of us agree. But I hold to the opinion, as I walk […]

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HE BROUGHT me his report card from the teacher and he said He wasn t very proud of it and sadly bowed his head. He was excellent in reading, but arithmetic, was fair, And I noticed there were several “unsatisfactorys” there; But one little bit of credit which was given brought me joy He was […]

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SOMEBODY wants a new bonnet to wear; Somebody wants a new dress; Somebody needs a new bow for her hair, And never the wanting grows less. Oh, this is the reason I labor each day And this is the joy of my tasks: That deep in the envelope holding my pay Is something that somebody […]

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THE ROSES are bedded for winter, the tulips are planted for spring; The robins and martins have left us; there are only the sparrows to sing. The garden seems solemnly silent, awaiting its blan kets of snow, And I feel like a lonely old fellow with nowhere to turn or to go. All summer I […]

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THIS I would claim for my success not fame nor gold, Nor the throng s changing cheers from day to day, Not always ease and fortune s glad display, Though all of these are pleasant joys to hold; But I would like to have my story told By smiling friends with whom I ve shared […]

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