Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 467
ayed,Before a shrine he knelt and prayed,With relics of the saints divineWho passed away in Palestine; This famous town, so rich and old,Is peopled by a worldly raceIn whom no pity finds a place.The needy here neglected lieOr on the threshold starve and die.As though in want for alms, I 11 sue,And… … J...„J..-^.......W-^... ...,. ^.3— The very crutch he bore that day A thief contrived to steal away! OR like a beggar lame and sore. For, though he begged from side to side,The doors, the gates, and cor-ners tried,And strove to waken with a sighThe pity of each passer-by,From end to end the city…
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