English poem
The modest gem--the tinselled gaud
by John Reade (1826–)
The modest gem—the tinselled gaud, Of noble worth or base pretence; The glory bought at blood’s expense; The power gained by force or fraud—
Versos English John Reade The modest gem--the tinselled gaud
English poem
by John Reade (1826–)
The modest gem—the tinselled gaud, Of noble worth or base pretence; The glory bought at blood’s expense; The power gained by force or fraud—