If thou dispraise a man, let no man know By any circumstance that he's thy foe. If men but once find that, they'll quickly see Thy words from hate, and not from judgment be. If thou wouldst tell his vice, do what you can To make the world believe thou lov'st the man. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JONAS KEENE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A LETTER TO A POLICEMAN IN KANSAS CITY by KENNETH PATCHEN THE LITTLE BEACH BIRD by RICHARD HENRY DANA (1787-1879) RAIN ON A GRAVE by THOMAS HARDY SONNET: 10. TO THE LADY MARGARET LEY by JOHN MILTON |