What is Good
John Boyle O'Reilly
1844 to 1890
Track 1
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Softly this I heard:
Love, said the maiden;
The answer is not here.
Fame, said the soldier;
Then within my bosom
What is the real good?" I asked in musing mood.
Knowledge, said the school;
Kindness is the word.
Spake my heart full sadly:
Truth, said the wise man;
Equity, the seer.
Freedom, said the dreamer;
Beauty, said the page;
Home, said the sage;
Pleasure, said the fool;
Order, said the law court;
Each heart holds the secret:
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