Love
The Beggar
From Embers (1895)
Love
Poor as a sparrow was I,
But I was saved like a king;
I heard the death-bells ring,
Yet I saw a light in the sky:
And now to my Father I wing.
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MLA
Parker, Gilbert. “The Beggar.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/141/.
Chicago
Parker, Gilbert. “The Beggar.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/141/.
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