Well! no one, rich or poor, could pass her by

Without being charm’d with her impressive eye:

And whilst at church she rais’d her voice to God,

Was never seen to chatter, laugh, or nod:

And never fail’d to gather every word,

As it would fall upon her list’ning ear:—

Sometimes poor “Jenny” dropp’d a silent tear,

And some kind folks began to pity her—

Poor girl; for then her mother lay so ill,

It almost made the child, herself, unwell.