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1825–1864

VERSE: BORROWED THOUGHTS

Adelaide Anne Procter

Trust him little who doth raise To one height both great and small, And sets the sacred crown of praise, Smiling, on the head of all.

Trust him less who looks around To censure all with scornful eyes, And in everything has found Something that he dare despise.

But for one who stands apart, Stirred by nought that can befall, With a cold indifferent heart,— Trust him least and last of all.

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VERSE: BORROWED THOUGHTS · Adelaide Anne Procter · Poetry Cove