Pay Thy Virtues Before The Honourable Muses! Poem by Carl Domingo

Should books be bound together or by part?
So sayest thou a quest; conceal thou must
The epistle fore'er beseen, impart
Thou knowledge whole to the eternal just
E'en as the blind be blind, the deaf be deaf
Reward thine ears a mindful inward sense
The blind should long to see, to hear the deaf
Wouldst thou an imbecil do quick compense?
If bear the bearer what should rightly be
Appraise the muse who did him goodly serve
By whim; th' unjust the bearer's mind to see
Let him pay virtue that he may deserve
The muses glory, honour and respect
Remember word, and see what they reflect.