THE POOR MAN'S BURDEN.
Loyal and true, in the human sphere, Carries the poor his burden ; His value appraised by merchant and peer, While he, alas, oft' trembling with fear, Sees only the thousands who stand and jeer At his insufficient guerdon. Yet toiling and hopeful, honest and brave, Carries this poor his burden; Practicing meanness, hoping to save To make others happy, generous knave! While his indolent mate joins others to rave At his insufficient guerdon. And what, compared, are the joys of lust, To the joy of the poor's honest burden? If his children in rags, delight in a crust; If hope should decline, and friends prove unjust, Yet heaven is still open, and blindly we'll trust That he'll win God's enduring guerdon. Jno. CutciiMAN,
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New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, Volume 01, Issue 9, 1 June 1900, Page 44
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127THE POOR MAN'S BURDEN. New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, Volume 01, Issue 9, 1 June 1900, Page 44
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