| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | To Simon Wolf | | By George Alexander Kohut |
| | | DEAR brother, brave and battle-scarred and bold, | |
| Whose kindling zeal my chastened spirit drew, | |
| And marshals now a myriad retinue | |
| To pave a path of safety for the Jew— | |
| In striving youthful and in service old, | 5 |
| Alert, unresting, dominant and proud, | |
| Forgetting not the fealty you vowed | |
| In common with the Fathers, at the Mount, | |
| Where God revealed His Covenant in flame— | |
| Yours is a great, imperishable name! | 10 |
| Who else an equal heritage can claim, | |
| Or render such illustrious account! | |
| And yet instead of coveting, we plead | |
| A portion of your spirit for our need. | | | | |
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