Ode, Sacred To The Memory Of Mrs. Oswald Of Auchencruive
ode, sacred to the memory of mrs. oswald of aucruive
dweller in yon dungeon dark,
hangman of creation! mark,
who in eeds appears,
den with unhonour'd years,
noosing with care a bursting purse,
baited with many a deadly curse?
strophe
view the wither'd beldam's face;
thy keen iion trace
aught of humanity's sweet, melting grace?
hat eye, 'tis rheum o'erflows;
pity's flood there never rose,
see these hands ne'er stretched to save,
hands that took, but never gave:
keeper of mammon's iro,
lo, there
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