NOBODY.
Left there, nobody's daughter, Child of disgrace and shame; Nobody ever taught her ; A mother's sweet, saving name.
Nobody ever caring Whether she stood or fell, \' t , And men (are they men t) ensnaring, With the arts and the gold of hell.
Stitching with ceaseless labour To earn her pitiful bread; Begging a crust of her neighbour, And getting a curse instead. -
All through the long, hot summer; AH through the cold, dark time j With fingers that numb and number, Grow white as the frosts white rime.
Nobody ever conceiving The throb of that warm, young life ! Nobody ever believing The strain of that terrible strife! i JTobody, kind words pouring In that orphan-heart's' sad en ; But all of us all ignoring What lies at our doors,'so near. O, sister! down-in the alley, > Pale with the downoftst eye, ; Darki and drear is the Talley, • ;, t i i . But the stars shiqe forth on high. Nobody here may love thee, Or care if thou stand or fall; But the great, good God above thee, He watches and cares for all. —Spectator.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3837, 16 April 1881, Page 1
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182NOBODY. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3837, 16 April 1881, Page 1
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