THY words are good, and freely given, As though thou felt them true; Friend, think thee well, to hell or heaven A serious heart is due. It pains thee sore, man's will should swerve In his true path divine; And yet thou ventur'st nought to serve Thy neighbour's weal nor thine. Beware! such words may once be said. Where shame and fear unite; But, spoken twice, they mark instead A sin against the light. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET OF FISHES by GEORGE BARKER THE ROAD TO APPENZELL by HENRY GLASSFORD BELL SONNET: 2 by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT PSALM 139 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE VOICE OF THE SEA by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE THE STUDENT'S SERENADE by ANNE BRONTE FACE TO FACE by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON A HINT TO A YOUNG PERSON, .. IMPROVEMENT, BY READING OR CONVERSATION by JOHN BYROM |