GIFTS

James Thomson 1834-82

Give a man a horse he can ride, 

         Give a man a boat he can sail; 

And his rank and wealth, his strength and health, 

         On sea nor shore shall fail. 

Give a man a pipe he can smoke, 

         Give a man a book he can read: 

And his home is bright with a calm delight, 

         Though the room be poor indeed. 

Give a man a girl he can love, 

         As I, O my love, love thee; 

And his heart is great with the pulse of Fate, 

         At home, on land, on sea. 

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