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By Arthur Rosbrook |
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I am the basis
of all wealth, the heritage and the wise, the
thrifty and prudent. |
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I am
the poor man's joy and comfort, the rich man's
prize, the right hand of capital,
the
silent partner of many thousands of successful
men |
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I am
the solace of the widow, the comfort of old age,
the cornerstone of security
against misfortune and want. |
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I am
handed down to children through generations, as
a thing of great worth. |
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I am
the choicest fruit of toil, credit respects me.
Yet I am humble. |
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I stand before every man bidding him to know me
for what I am, and possess me. |
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I grow and increase in value through countless
days. |
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Though I seem dormant, my worth increases, never
failing, never ceasing. |
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Time is my aid and population heaps up my gain.
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Fire and the elements I defy, for they cannot
destroy me. |
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My possessors learn to believe in me; invariably
they become envied. |
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While all things wither and decay, I survive. |
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The
centuries find me younger, increasing in my
strength. |
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I am
the foundation of banks, the producer of food
and the
basis of all wealth throughout the world.
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Yet I
am so common that thousands, unthinking and
unknowing pass me by. |
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I AM LAND! |
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