Whene'er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see!
What shall I render to my God
For all his gifts to me?
Divine Songs. DR. T. WATTS.
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind's concern is charity.
Essays on Man, Epistle III. A. POPE.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Epilogue to Satires, Dial. I. A. POPE.
True charity makes others' wants their own.
Poor Man's Comfort. R. DABORNE.
He hath a tear for pity, and a hand
Open as day for melting charity.
King Henry IV., Pt. II. Act iv. Sc. 4. SHAKESPEARE.
O chime of sweet Saint Charity,
Peal soon that Easter morn
When Christ for all shall risen be,
And in all hearts new-born!
That Pentecost when utterance clear
To all men shall be given.
When all shall say My Brother here,
And hear My Son in heaven!
Godminster Chimes. J.R. LOWELL.
Charity itself fulfils the law,
And who can sever love from charity?
Love's Labor's Lost. SHAKESPEARE.
That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives but nothing gives;
Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
Creation's blot, creation's blank.
When Jesus Dwelt. T. GIBBONS.
CHILDHOOD.
A babe in a house is a well-spring of pleasure.
Of Education. M.F. TUPPER.