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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JUSTICE, by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord, what is justice? Say,
Last Line: "nothing is mine!'"
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Justice
First Line: Lord, what is justice? Say,
Last Line: "nothing is mine!'"
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Justice
(TO M. B.)
"Lord, what is Justice? Say,
Shall Man be just?
Shall mortals strike a ray
Out of the dust?"
"One sage was just: He spake:
'Friend, thine is thine!
Keep all thou hast, and take.
Nothing is mine!'"
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