John Boyle O'Reilly

28 June 1844 - 10 August 1890 / Dowth Castle, County Meath

Conscience

I CARE not for the outer voice
That deals out praise or blame;
I could not with the world rejoice
Nor bear its doom of shame—
But when the Voice within me speaks
The truth to me is known;
He sees himself who inward seeks—
The riches are his own.
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