At our length from the bank, we shout for a plank,
Or throw up our hands and go down.
It is easy to sit in a carriage
And counsel the man on foot;
But get down and walk and you'll change your talk,
As you feel the peg in your boot.
It is easy to tell the toiler
How best he can carry his pack;
But not one can rate a burden's weight
Until it has been on his back.