NINE passed him by with a hasty look, Each bent on his eager way; One glance at him was the most they took, “Somebody stuck,” said they; But it never occurred to the nine to heed A stranger s plight and a stranger s need. The tenth man looked at the stranded car, And he […]

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AND A RUDDY FIRE A WARM house and a ruddy fire, To what more can man aspire? Eyes that shine with love aglow, Is there more for man to know? Whether home be rich or poor, If contentment mark the door He who finds it good to live Has the best that life can give. […]

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THE MISER thinks he s living when he s hoarding up his gold; The soldier calls it living when he s doing something bold; The sailor thinks it living to be tossed upon the sea, And upon this very subject no two men of us agree. But I hold to the opinion, as I walk […]

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