The New Decalogua
Sir, —The quotation : ‘Thou shall not kill, but need not strive officiously to keep alive,” comes from the poem, “ The Latest Decalogue,” by A H Clough, in his “Poems of Life and Duty." I copy out the whole poem, wb'ch is not long : Thou shall have one Goi only; who Would be at the expense of two? No graven image may be Worshipped, except the currency; Swear not at. all; for, for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse; At Church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend : Honour thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall. Thou s mlt not kill; but need’st not strive Officiously, to keep alive. Do not adultery co nmit; Advantage rarely comes of it: Thou shalt not steal; an empty teat. When his so lucrative to cheat; Bear not false witness; let the lie Have time on its own wings to fly; Thou shalt not covet; but tradition Approves all forms of competition. MARGERY CRESWELL. fin the Dady Mail). ftoml,' Great Peppermint Care First aid far coughs, colds, Influenza.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 44, 4 November 1927, Page 3
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186The New Decalogua Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 44, 4 November 1927, Page 3
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