Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 481
the Brownies were awareDisease can war on infants wageAs on the folk who stoop with age.The crutch for those upon the mendOn which to hobble, hitch, and bend,And feel a freedom never foundUpon the cots or beds around,Was not forgotten on the list,Or from the contribution missed.They knew hot water… … To aid the sick, and helpless folk,Who sink beneath their heavy yoke.They pulled the mattress out from underThose who were dreaming of their plunder,And never roused them from the bliss EVEN CRADLES GOT THEIR CARE. As though such labor was their trade.The caskets that might come in playWhen doctors…
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