Show Me!
Edgar Albert Guest 1881 (Birmingham) – 1959 (Detroit, Michigan)
I would rather see a Mason, than hear one any day,
I would rather one would walk with me than merely show the way.
The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.
And the best of all the Masons are the men who live their creeds,
For to see the good in action is what everybody needs.
I can soon learn how to do it if you'll let me see it done,
I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run.
And the lectures you deliver may be wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what you do.
For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXXBB CCDDXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 697 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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