Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF THE BEGGING CRIPPLE, by JEAN RICHEPIN


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THE SONG OF THE BEGGING CRIPPLE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Worthy masters, worthy wives
Last Line: Spare a mite for me!
Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Mites; Women - Bible; Virgin Mary


WORTHY masters, worthy wives,
Holy Mary bless your lives,
Help the crippled beggar frail.
Lord above and Mary, Hail!
Spare a mite for me!

Worthy masters, worthy wives,
Charity the sinner shrives,
God for gifts shall make you hale.
Lord above and Mary, Hail!
Spare a mite for me!

Worthy masters, worthy wives,
Those unkind to broken lives
God shall smite their crops with hail.
Lord above and Mary, Hail!
Spare a mite for me!

Worthy masters, worthy wives,
Cow not calves nor woman thrives
In her labour if I rail.
Lord above and Mary, Hail!
Spare a mite for me!

Worthy masters, worthy wives,
Spare a penny each that thrives
So to buy you bliss for bale.
Lord above and Mary, Hail!
Spare a mite for me!





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