Relationships

Moral

by Andrew Lang 1844–1912

From Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally of Fugitive Rhymes

Relationships

Such is Philanthropy, my friends,
Too often such her plan,
She shoots, and stabs, and robs, and flings
Bombs, and all sorts of horrid things.
Ah, not to serve her private ends,
But for the good of Man!

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