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Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this virtue.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

He scorn'd his own, who felt another's woe.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings but reliev'd their pain; The long remembered beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast.

Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.

A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad When he put on his clothes.

Scatter plenty o'er a smiling land.

Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to misery a tear, He gain'd from Heaven a friend.

To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.

By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, And what to those we give, to Jove is lent.

It never was our guise To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.

In every sorrowing soul I pour'd delight, And poverty stood smiling in my sight.

Alas! for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun. Oh! it was pitiful! Near a whole city full, Home had she none.

He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.

In misery's darkest caverns known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die.

Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress.