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Almighty Father! let thy lowly child,
Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,—
A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled,
Let him live usefully, and not die old!

— Ebenezer Elliott

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What is a communist? One who hath yearnings
For equal division of unequal earnings:
Idler, or bungler, or both, he is willing
To fork out his penny and pocket your shilling.

Epigram (1850)

Come they from Scythian wilds afar,
Our blood to spill?

Yet walk with me where hawthorns hide
The wonders of the lane.

Donought would have everything;
Eat the lark, and use its wing;
Sip the sweet, and be the sting:
Donought is the only King.

Things of to-day?
Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!

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