POVERTY
... n Beneath a very aged tree, I saw an aged man, .- Whose mortal days were seemingly Worn to the shortest span. His dress was ragged, and his brow Lt Deep marks of sorrow bare e His eyes, once bright, were darken'd now, 0 By tear-drops of despair. r ?? spoke,-bat none would hear his tale Of sorrow and distress ; t - He wepr,-yet tears had no avail,- All pass'd him pitiless. The very dogs c'en ...