Inscription For My Little Son's Silver Plate Poem by Eugene Field

Inscription For My Little Son's Silver Plate

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When thou dost eat from off this plate,
I charge thee be thou temperate;
Unto thine elders at the board
Do thou sweet reverence accord;
And, though to dignity inclined,
Unto the serving-folk be kind;
Be ever mindful of the poor,
Nor turn them hungry from the door;
And unto God, for health and food
And all that in thy life is good,
Give thou thy heart in gratitude.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 20 December 2015

What a pleasant prayer for one's child to learn: Unto the serving-folk be kind; Be ever mindful of the poor, Nor turn them hungry from the door; And unto God, for health and food And all that in thy life is good, Give thou thy heart in gratitude.

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