Versos English Arthur Sherburne Hardy Vi

English poem

Vi

by (1847–1930)

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To give is more than to receive, men say. But thou hast made them one! What if, some day, Men bade me render back the gifts I cannot pay,-- Since all were undeserved! should I obey? Lo, all these years of giving, when we try To own our thanks, we hear the giver cry; "Nay, it was thou who givest, Dear, not I." If Wisdom smile, let Wisdom go! All things above This is the truest; that we know because we love, Not love because we know.