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Orphans
From My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889)
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Who would not wish the Dead were near,
If we can dry the mourners' tear!
Who would not pray the Dead may sleep,
When starving Orphans wake to weep?
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Codex Note
From the section "Poems for Christie" of My Lyrical Life, First Series (1889).
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Massey, Gerald. “Orphans.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/massey/182/.
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Massey, Gerald. “Orphans.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/massey/182/.
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