The Beggar

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The Beggar

He begged and shuffled on;
Sometimes he stopped to throw
A bit and benison
To sparrows in the snow,
And clap a frozen ear
And curse the bitter cold.
God send the good man cheer
And quittal hundredfold.

Title: The Beggar
Identifier: greatwar_hodgson014

Item sets: Poems

Media: <html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The Beggar</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">He begged and shuffled on;</p><p class="line">Sometimes he stopped to throw</p><p class="line">A bit and benison</p><p class="line">To sparrows in the snow,</p><p class="line">And clap a frozen ear</p><p class="line">And curse the bitter cold.</p><p class="line">God send the good man cheer</p><p class="line">And quittal hundredfold.</p></div></body></html>