Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 167
y the kingWith softened heart saw many a grievous thing:But love he found, and charity. And whenHe crept at dawn through palace gates again,He knew that he who rules by fear aloneMay sit securely on his dreaded throne :But he who rules by love shall find it trueThat love, the milder power, is… … FIGHTING A FIRE. By C. T. Hill.
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