Friar Lubin

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * Track #310 On The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Friar Lubin by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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To gallop off to town post-haste,
&nbsp So oft, the times I cannot tell;
To do vile deed, nor feel disgraced,—
&nbsp Friar Lubin will do it well.
But a sober life to lead,
&nbsp To honor virtue, and pursue it,
That's a pious, Christian deed,—
&nbsp Friar Lubin can not do it.

To mingle, with a knowing smile,
&nbsp The goods of others with his own,
And leave you without cross or pile,
&nbsp Friar Lubin stands alone.
To say 't is yours is all in vain,
&nbsp If once he lays his finger to it;
For as to giving back again,
&nbsp Friar Lubin cannot do it.

With flattering words and gentle tone,
&nbsp To woo and win some guileless maid,
Cunning pander need you none,—
&nbsp Friar Lubin knows the trade.
Loud preacheth he sobriety,
&nbsp But as for water, doth eschew it;
Your dog may drink it,—but not he;
&nbsp Friar Lubin cannot do it.

&nbsp &nbsp ENVOY
&nbsp When an evil deed 's to do
&nbsp Friar Lubin is stout and true;
&nbsp Glimmers a ray of goodness through it,
&nbsp Friar Lubin cannot do it.

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