The Widow in the Bye Street

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THE WIDOW IN THE BYE STREET
BY JOHN MASEFIELD
LONDON SIDGWICK & JACKSON LTD. 3 ADAM STREET, ADELPHI MCMXII
Entered at the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A. All rights reserved
Second Thousand
TO MY WIFE
Down Bye Street, in a little Shropshire town,
There lived a widow with her only son:
She had no wealth nor title to renown,
Nor any joyous hours, never one.
She rose from ragged mattress before sun