p. 220 | The Home Circle by R. H. Stoddard

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 8, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 14.

The Home Circle.

By R. H. Stoddard

THY DUTY.

LET all the good thou doest to man A gift be, not a debt; And he will more remember thee The more thou dost forget. Do it as one who knows it not, But rather like a vine, That year by year brings forth its grapes, And cares not for the wine! A horse when he has run his race, A dog, when tracked the game, A bee when it has honey made— Do not their deeds proclaim. Be silent then, and like the vine, Bring forth what is in thee; It is thy duty to be good, And man's to honor thee. —R. H. Stoddard, in the Independent.