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Poem
December 13, 1877
The Daily Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
A didactic poem urging readers to hear both sides of a story before forming judgments, especially in marital disputes, to prevent regret and injustice.
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OCR Quality
98%
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Full Text
Hear Both Sides.
Yonder speaker gains your ear!
He seems right, there's no denying:
Yet my friend, before replying.
Hear both sides, to make it clear!
Each one thinks his cause is just,
Be he titled lord or minion!
Prides himself on his opinion:
Take his story first on trust.
Listen, a weeping wife has 'wrongs,"
She, indeed, seems her condition:
Ere you favor her petition,
Find out where the blame belongs.
Hear both sides if you would save.
Wedded hearts in their probation;
Jealousy may have foundation
Cold and 'cruel as the grave!'
Judge no man by what you hear,
From the tongue that dare assail him;
Power to contradict may fail him,
Or to save the name held dear.
As you meet the human tides,
Pause, my friend, ere you pass sentence,
Lest, too late, you feel repentance,
In all cases—hear both sides.
Yonder speaker gains your ear!
He seems right, there's no denying:
Yet my friend, before replying.
Hear both sides, to make it clear!
Each one thinks his cause is just,
Be he titled lord or minion!
Prides himself on his opinion:
Take his story first on trust.
Listen, a weeping wife has 'wrongs,"
She, indeed, seems her condition:
Ere you favor her petition,
Find out where the blame belongs.
Hear both sides if you would save.
Wedded hearts in their probation;
Jealousy may have foundation
Cold and 'cruel as the grave!'
Judge no man by what you hear,
From the tongue that dare assail him;
Power to contradict may fail him,
Or to save the name held dear.
As you meet the human tides,
Pause, my friend, ere you pass sentence,
Lest, too late, you feel repentance,
In all cases—hear both sides.
What sub-type of article is it?
Verse Letter
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Hear Both Sides
Fair Judgment
Moral Advice
Marital Disputes
Jealousy
Repentance
Poem Details
Title
Hear Both Sides.
Subject
Advice On Hearing Both Sides In Disputes
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Hear Both Sides, To Make It Clear!
Hear Both Sides If You Would Save.
Judge No Man By What You Hear,
In All Cases—Hear Both Sides.