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Show THOUGHTS ON THE LURtOF WEALTH Tho luro of money wears a sting I That doos such care and trouble bring That everyone should bettor know Than glvo it soil and roots to grow, And thus save many a bitter sigh, And many a sad and tearful eye. The money craze throughout the nation, na-tion, Chief cause of sin and degradation 1b mighty in Us mode of action To bar the doors of benefaction And to destroy tho peace and bliss That heaven designed us to possess. Thu glitter and tho love of wealth, Whether acquired by thrift or stealth Gets such u grip on peoplo's mind That llttlo joy on earth (hey find, Only when they ano drinking up, Tho poison dregs of mammon's cup. Tholr dreams or wealth by fate denied, They plod along dissatisfied, Hut still Intent from day to dny. To lildo their golden etB uway Thinking tho while somo future time To reach tho heights of Joy sublime t'ntll nt lost thoy pass nwoy, To slcop beneath tho silent clay. TJs clear that wealth's Infatuation It. fraught wllh sorrow and vexation And when Indulged perhaps Is worse Than was tho outlawed liquor curse. Itf phantoms that nlluro tho mind Leave nothing but remorse behind, Its shadows that appear so guy, A moment socn nro gono for nyo I!ctter by far thcso myth's despise Tlmn llvo In a fools' paradise. The only road to perfect bliss In such a selfish world ns this, Is to duvoto tho heart and mind To lovo tho Ixml nnd human kind, And thus secure tho bliss of heaven Tho greatest toon to mortals given |
