Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE TRUSTS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: A noble word gone wrong! O men of might
Last Line: When to your trust will you be grandly true?
Subject(s): Business - Monopolies; Trust


A noble word gone wrong! O men of might,
Whom should we trust but you? to whom confide
The magic web of commerce? Who should guide
The course of industry with fruitful right?
Yours the sagacious past, the forward sight,
Yours the ingathering mind, the outlook wide,
Organic forces, powers tensely tried,
And partner fealties facile to unite.
O men of might! the prudent and the strong!
When shall we safely rest our weal on you?
When trust in you to right the patent wrong,
And bless humanity in all you do?
When will you learn to sing the brother-song?
When to your trust will you be grandly true?





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