The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-26
Select Poetry
A COLUMN OF GOOD THINGS,

A COLUMN OF GOOD THINGS.
HUNTED UP BT wur4DAM.
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Even the lice have smaller ones to bite EN-
And they still other ones, sad in6ni. um."
iH SHfJfs-SYl PM 2TEIlY ~
That which We have, we prize not to the worth
but being lacked or lOst-whyr thea-wsra,,
So let no man, in desperate mood sc-.r.
We'd dull girl becau Sc she's good. '-'..'
And let no woman, in her plight,
wed a bad man because he's bright. ,r
The man who's silent, nor proclaims his want
Gets more than he who makes loud com
plant,
For We have all our vices, and the best.
is ne VINO with the fewesti is oppressed.
None, none, desccnls into himself to find
The secret imperfections Of his mind. ~ ,'1
Whsn Fortune frowns, ye may with hope &c,
tipsy,
But when she smiles, suspect the aat,'rinp
gypsy.
.Tis folly only, and defect Of sense, lr1
Turns triilcs into consequence : '''.'
There lives no goose so grey, but soon or late,
Will flad some honest gaudtr for a, mate.
The ugliest, reddcst- headed man in life,
VIII find some honest, yirtuous girl to be his
wife. ~ .t., ,e,.ss. l.-6z.g.
Full many gem Of pures. ray serene,
The dark, unfathcmed caves Of oceen bear;
lfhli many Hover is born to blush unseen,
Anu waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Treason nc'cr prospcrs; what's tho reason !?
Cause when it prospcrs, 'tisn't treason.
Bright star Of Hope, shed thy mild ray
Welcome the dawniag of brighter day.
Alas! for the rarity--of Christian charity.
Under the sun ii4H.lt N flfri .il
'Tis best to be of with an old love,
Beforeyou are on with anew. q i5IL3
All, we'll, the women free from faults,
Have graves beneath It Q willow.
The foiblcs Of the female race
Are seldom seen upon. the face.
pHf f17u1a1 isltne-. MOI! . ~
There is destiny which shapes our ends
Rough, hew them as we may.
'Tis man'sto see tho winds of heaven do not
too roughly blow, .l''- ''R' Fs7a"
Upon the gentle face Of woman, t
With mirth ahl laughtcrlet old wrinkles come;
And let my liver rather heat with wine,
Than my heart cool with lnortifying gro1ns
An.evil soul. producing holy Witness,
Is like o goodly apple, rotten at tllucore. ='
Women fear too mueh.cvcu rs they love, u.
And womcn's fear, aud love hold quantity.
''ris n question left US yet 10 prove. siia5i
Whether lov elead fortune or else fortune love
A jest's prosperity lies in the car EHi.
Of him that hears it. J9.--T5,y
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There's nought but cnrc on every hand .
In every hour that passes.
What signifies the life Of man,
lf'twere not for the lasses?
Tho world Is wide, there's land beside
There's room cnodghifor ALL Z = o .
Arover allovcr tho world, I've found, ,ifi
Wherever sou ght EN-, good fellows abound.
Beatty is bought BY judgment of The cyn-
Not uttcr'd by base sale ,ofclapnen''s tongues.
Then what is The use of rcpining? = ''t
For where there's q will theresa way.
From lowest place, when virtuous things pro-
~. coed, .rI.Nr| NJ NJ tIIl r T.
The placc is dignifed by the docr's deed
The very grave-yards speak ofblssful rest,
Where sorrows end, and weary leart-aches
aif cease. u. r4Ga. san
What's in name? that which we call rose,
BY any other name would smell as sweet.
Tomorrow the sun mny be shining, o a1lt
Altho' it is cloudy to-day. ''"g[ .''g,.l ,,..'
Who has not some misfortunes met, t.,...
III this cold world Of ours lilo T1.ir...4
Those who smile the most to day, % t.rr
May weep the most Tomorrow 5tii-r
The old, tho young, the grave, the gay,
Have each ID turn some sorrow. s
Rest ye, rest ye. from your troubles, trf
In the thought of by-and-by Hslrl5g !
The rich have sorrows csp to drain, ai 5l
AS often as the poor. '''7 t,gil ii s.r
How Of, hnvc letters caused the writer's, q.
To curse the day they were indicters '