First Line: HE ATE AND DRANK THE PRECIOUS WORDS Last Line: A LOOSENED SPIRIT BRINGS! Subject(s): BOOKS; FREEDOM; READING; LIBERTY;
HE ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings!
