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I n s t i t u t i o n s a r e la r g e r t h a n in d i-
R a d p u n s c o s t g o o d f r ie n d s .
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And are bv d eath cut down.
‘Tis N ature form s us on th is e a rth ,
By N a tu re we m ust d ie;
D eath is our g reat destroyer here,
We yield a t his com m and.
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k n o ts. . In fact, no
D o n o t jo b e rw o c k th o s e w h o a re
d o in g y o u a good jo b of w o rk .
W a g o n or P a t t e r n M a k e r, m an u fa c tu r
A t r u t h t h a t is h a l f a lie is w o rse
e r of p ian o s.o rg a n s, sewing m achines,
ag ric u ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash , blinds,
t h a n a lie t h a t is a lie a ll t h r o u g h .
W e live and move a n d eat and sleep,
fu rn itu re , n o r
B r a in s a n d m u s c le s a r e c a p i t a l —
And work in N a tu re ’s fields;
e r W o o d w o rk e r, sh o u ld 1«
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J u d g e a s s o c ia te s b y w h a t y o u AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED,
Gay flowers in c lu ste rs bloom ;
The sun shines b rig h tly from above,
And e a rth receives th e b eat.
th e w ay to th e ? o a l o .
v o u r a m b itio n . A m a g a
zine o f A dvanced t r e e
T h o u g h t, L ib e ra l
and
M odern Id e a s of R efo rm and N a tu ra l Law .
D evoted to p ra c tic a l d e m o n s tra te d tru ih s .
1 H u m a n ity is u n d e rg o in g im p o rta n t ph>M cal,
a s ®
S u b s t a n t i a l m a t e r i a l f e e d in g is
e s s e n t ia l to e ffe c tiv e e n e r g y , m e n ta l
a s w ell a s p h y s ic a l.
T h e w a y to be fre e to s p e a k y o u r
m in d is h v g e ttin g a n h o n e s t liv in g
w it h o u t
The circus-m en have got the snakes,
And m en have got th e ir w ives;
T hey’ll soon l>e round to e a t th e fru it,
W hen Satan tells them lies.
We can m ake th is e a rth P arad ise,
W here snakes c a n ’t in tertere ;
A nd love our wives in P aradise,
T ho’ apple-crops are dear.
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of e r r o r to th e y o u t h . T h e y w ill
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H is pen is m ig h tier th a n th e sw ord,
To reach th e te n d e r heart.
The whole C reation lifts it’s hat
And bows its head to Man.
H e stru ts about his little day,
And th e n dissolves to dust.
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