All Men Are Brothers

We are in ancient stories told,
All were brothers in days of old,
But these with facts they do not chime
For all mankind do love the dime,
And worship the mighty dollar,
And admire the golden collar,
The rich man’s washed with whitest lime,
The poor man’s cover’d o’er with slime,
But we should try to love each other
And treat each man as our brother.

Where this text comes from

First published in Poems of James McIntyre (1889). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Cite this poem

James McIntyre (1828?–1906). “All Men Are Brothers.” First published in Poems of James McIntyre (1889). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/james-mcintyre/all-men-are-brothers/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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