Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Earthly Pride

How baseless is the mightiest earthly pride, 
The diamond is but charcoal purified, 
The lordliest pearl that decks a monarch’s breast
Is but an insect’s sepulchre at best.

1. The Plow of God
2. When I Die
3. The Empty Bowl
4. But a Dream
5. Be Not Attached

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