Philanthropist, far-sighted millionaire,
Lover of prose and friend of poetry,
What needs my pen in furtherance declare
Thou art also a friend of liberty,—
Thou art, indeed, a very Prince of Peace,
Who, conscious of the uselessness of war,
Believest man's red carnage soon should cease,
And nations now for nobler things prepare:
What needs my pen in furtherance recite
Thy kindly interest in the weal of man —
Yet, lacking need, I nothing lose to write,
But rather gain in praising as I can,
For, if thy wealth the world sweet peace may give,
Perhaps my lines in praise of peace may live.