
HIDDEN
by: John Banister Tabb (1845-1909)
HE sweetest warblers -- one in light,
And one in darkness, screened from sight--
By voice alone prevail;
So let the poet sing his song,
As far secluded from the throng
As lark or nightingale.
Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship...
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