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EPIGRAM ON THE POOR OF BOSTON EMPLOYED ... PAVING STREETS by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "IN SPITE OF RICE, IN SPITE OF WHEAT"
Last Line: "THEY CRY FOR BREAD; THE MIGHTY ONES / INSTEAD OF BREAD, GIVE ONLY STONES"
Subject(s): BOSTON;U.S. - COLONIAL PERIOD;
IN spite of Rice, in spite of Wheat,
Sent for the Boston Poor -- to eat:
In spite of Brandy, one would think,
Sent for the Boston Poor -- to drink:
Poor are the Boston Poor, indeed,
And needy, tho' there is no Need:
They cry for Bread; the mighty Ones
Instead of Bread, give only Stones.




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