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Show A tilT OF" PHILOSOPHY Qlr YX-" dSA POOR MAMS WE4LTIm? yJAMES WH1TCOMB RILEY fAj )i:KS)poor man? Yes J must corwfess-Xa No wealth of gold do I possess; Ni twf No pastures fine,with grazing kine, 4S)Mn Nor fields of waving cjrain are mine; OS?,. N fci Pat or fallow land Vvvhere rightfully my feet may stand fe luThe while Iclaim it as my own-i sy deed and tstls. mine alone J pSS j ) p Ah, poor indesd ! perhaps you say- 4 Jj But spasms your compassion, pray M II A poor man? Yes, I must confess- I Ak Uo wealth of cfold do ! possess; t J No pastures fine, with grazing Uine, IMOHov fields pj; waving grain arc mine; IJeT But ah, my friend! I've wealth, no end! J For millionaires might condescend 1 W Tb bend the knee, and envy me -yfi |