Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GOD PITY THE POOR, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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GOD PITY THE POOR, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God pity the poor!' I cry
Last Line: But how am I pitying them?
Subject(s): Poverty


"God pity the poor!" I cry,
And I feel a virtuous glow:
Not many so tender as I
To the weight of the sad world's woe.

"God pity the poor!" I shout,
And draw back my garment's hem.
God pities the poor, no doubt;
But how am I pitying them?





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