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Past And Present.
3 RD SPIRIT : — Benevolence is like the boundless sea , Its fountain head spontaneous ancl free'Tis heaven-born , and only sent to bless Afflicted ones , and those in dire distress . 1 ST SPIRIT : —
The land is full of Avoe , Avithout such aid Despairing men , of dearth and death afraid , Would clamour Avildly , raging to and fro , And help demand from friend or ruthless foe . 2 ND SPIRIT : — When trouble comes it mostly is self-made : The human race too much by passion ' s sAA'ayed;—Behold the patient toiler everywhere , HOAV sweet contentment soothes his lvorldly care .
3 RD SPIRIT : — 'Tis progress pushed beyond all wonted bounds , Or knoAvledge sought for to uncertain sounds , That brings confusion spreading year by year , Beclouding minds that never AA'ere too clear . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Some cunning men may flourish by display ,
And often lead the simpler ones astray , Till discontent sits hard upon the brow And idle stand the men , machine , and plough . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The man or men Avho organize a " strike , " By power of talJc , are doing Avhat they like : Their hearts are harden'd , turned to stone , or lead , — Whilst others starve tbey must be paid and fed .
3 RD SPIRIT : — The man Avho ' s master called cannot gainsay , Oppression ' s hand is strengthen'd by ill pay ; This artizan and peasant keenly feel , And turn at last against the iron heel . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Conciliation should from masters come
, And men be paid a just , a iveekly sum , Consistent Avith their calling , money for time , — A half-fed man , is on the verge of crime ! 2 ND SPIRIT : — Those high in life , Avho live at ease , full fed , And reap the harvest labour bath well sped
, Should think the workman " worthy of his hire " And pay enough to lift him from the mire . 3 RD SPIRIT : — The miser hoarding gold , AA'ithholding food , And pinching nature hard to please his greed , Displays a spiritin his Avretched mood
, , Akin to those Avho for IOAV Avages plead . 1 ST SPIRIT : — A selfish love of wages curses man ; To showy wealth attain , no deed , no plan Of deepest dye is left undone by some : The life they Jive is mere delirium .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Past And Present.
3 RD SPIRIT : — Benevolence is like the boundless sea , Its fountain head spontaneous ancl free'Tis heaven-born , and only sent to bless Afflicted ones , and those in dire distress . 1 ST SPIRIT : —
The land is full of Avoe , Avithout such aid Despairing men , of dearth and death afraid , Would clamour Avildly , raging to and fro , And help demand from friend or ruthless foe . 2 ND SPIRIT : — When trouble comes it mostly is self-made : The human race too much by passion ' s sAA'ayed;—Behold the patient toiler everywhere , HOAV sweet contentment soothes his lvorldly care .
3 RD SPIRIT : — 'Tis progress pushed beyond all wonted bounds , Or knoAvledge sought for to uncertain sounds , That brings confusion spreading year by year , Beclouding minds that never AA'ere too clear . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Some cunning men may flourish by display ,
And often lead the simpler ones astray , Till discontent sits hard upon the brow And idle stand the men , machine , and plough . 2 ND SPIRIT : — The man or men Avho organize a " strike , " By power of talJc , are doing Avhat they like : Their hearts are harden'd , turned to stone , or lead , — Whilst others starve tbey must be paid and fed .
3 RD SPIRIT : — The man Avho ' s master called cannot gainsay , Oppression ' s hand is strengthen'd by ill pay ; This artizan and peasant keenly feel , And turn at last against the iron heel . 1 ST SPIRIT : — Conciliation should from masters come
, And men be paid a just , a iveekly sum , Consistent Avith their calling , money for time , — A half-fed man , is on the verge of crime ! 2 ND SPIRIT : — Those high in life , Avho live at ease , full fed , And reap the harvest labour bath well sped
, Should think the workman " worthy of his hire " And pay enough to lift him from the mire . 3 RD SPIRIT : — The miser hoarding gold , AA'ithholding food , And pinching nature hard to please his greed , Displays a spiritin his Avretched mood
, , Akin to those Avho for IOAV Avages plead . 1 ST SPIRIT : — A selfish love of wages curses man ; To showy wealth attain , no deed , no plan Of deepest dye is left undone by some : The life they Jive is mere delirium .