Ah, this I know—’tis all I need to know—
The great Mother has her plan;
With God she labors long, at last to show
Her perfect child and man.
A NIGGER AND A MULE
I’ve lived in the city, I’ve sailed the wide sea;
I’ve studied in many and many a school;
I’ve sat at the feet of the bond and free,
And a lot has come to a fellow like me,