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RECOMPENSE by JOHN RICHARD MORELAND

First Line: ALL THAT WE SAY RETURNS
Last Line: THE DOER AND THE DEED KEEP PACE.

All that we say returns,
The bitter word or sweet;
Days, weeks, or years may intervene,
But soon or late
The spoken word and speaker meet.

All that we do returns:
The deed that's true or base
We may forget, but all unseen
And parallel
The doer and the deed keep pace.



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