LICENSED TO DO WHAT?
Licensed to make the strong man w eak; Licensed to lay the wise* man low ; Licensed a wife’s fond heart to bieak, And make her children’s tears to flow Licensed to do thy neighbour harm; Licensed to kindle hate* and strife; Licensed to nerve the* robber’s arm; Licensed to whet the* murderer’s knife. Licensed thy neighbour’s purse to drain, And rob him of his very last; Licensed to heat his feverish brain, Till madnes c rown thy work at last. Licensed, like* a spider for a fly. To spread thy nets for man, thy prey; To mock his struggle’s suck him dry, Then cast the* worthless bulk away. Licensed, where peace and quiet dwell, To bring disease, and want, and woe; Licensed to make this world a hell, And tit man for a he ll below. C all up the dead from their cold, cold graves, And summon up memory’s link. And see* if human ctongue can tell The millions damned through drink.”
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White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 231, 18 September 1914, Page 10
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167LICENSED TO DO WHAT? White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 231, 18 September 1914, Page 10
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