Living
Precedent
Living
The poor man went to the rich man's doors,
"I come as Lazarus came," he said.
The rich man turned with humble head,--
"I will send my dogs to lick your sores!"
Cite this poem
MLA
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Precedent.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/143/.
Chicago
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “Precedent.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/143/.
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