Living
Facta non Verba
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Living
Deeds not Words: I say so too!
And yet I find it somehow true,
A word may help a man in need,
To nobler act and braver deed.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Facta non Verba.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/110/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Facta non Verba.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/110/.
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