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Neath the radiance faint of the starlit sky	A
The gleaming snow drifts lay wide and high	A
O er hill and dell stretched a mantle white	B
The branches glittered with crystal bright	B
But the winter wind s keen icy breath	C
Was merciless numbing and chill as death	C
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It clamored around a handsome pile	D
Abode of modern wealth and style	D
Where smiling guests had gathered to greet	E
Its master s birth day with welcome meet	E
And clink of glasses and loud gay tone	F
With song and jest drowned the wind s wild moan	F
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Yet farther on another abode	G
Its pillared portico proudly showed	G
From its windows high flowed streams of light	B
Mingling with outside shadows of night	B
And the strains of music rapid gay	H
Told well how within sped the hours away	H
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Steal but one glance at that magic scene	I
And long you will spell bound gaze I ween	I
On mirrors and flowers and paintings old	J
And side boards heaped with vessels of gold	J
Proud stately men and women most fair	K
Glitt ring in toilets marvellous rare	K
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Sharp grief may torture many a heart	L
But its pangs are hid with wond rous art	L
Breasts may harbor hate envy or guile	D
But all is concealed neath the studied smile	D
And carelessly gay is each well trained face	M
As the dancers flash past with magic grace	M
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Not far away down yon narrow lane	I
Where poverty herds with guilt and pain	I
Are homes where the wind finds entrance free	N
Searching each cranny with savage glee	N
And freezing the blood of those within	I
Through their wretched garments scant and thin	I
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List to the music that meets the ear	O
No sweet strains of Strauss will greet you here	O
But the moan of sickness the feeble wail	P
Of suff ring childhood of mothers pale	P
The groan of despair or alas still worse	Q
The blasphemous jest or fierce deep curse	Q
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See on yon board is their banquet spread	R
Coarse broken remnants of mouldy bread	R
No cheerful flame in the fire place bare	K
To temper the cold of the biting air	K
Or the chill of the snow on the rotting floor	S
Drifting beneath the ill closed door	S
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O woman one gem from those that deck	T
Thy taper fingers white brow or neck	T
Young girl a rose from thy glossy hair	K
One inch of that lace so costly and rare	K
Would give food and heat and cheerful light	B
To that wretched home for at least one night	B
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Revellers met round the festive board	U
A hot house fruit from your dainty hoard	U
The price of one draught of that wine so old	J
That it seems as precious as liquid gold	J
Would bring joy to more than one aching breast	V
And smiles to lips unused to such guest	V
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Children of fashion children of wealth	W
Who hear harsh truths as it were by stealth	W
An hour will come to all who live	X
Of their stewardship here strict account to give	Y
Before the Great Judge wise stern and pure	Z
Who will justice mete to both rich and poor	A2
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Well for you then if kind word and deed	B2
Or generous alms to those in need	B2
Have marked the course of your life s brief dream	C2
They ll plead for you in that hour supreme	C2
Outweigh past errors and justice move	D2
To the side of mercy and pitying love	E2

Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon

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