The Song of the Poor.
“O Rois qui serez jugés à votre tour.”
Banville.
O KINGS, who must yourselves be judged one day,
Think of the wretched poor that ever stand
On Famine’s edge, and pity them! They pray
For you and love you; drudging till your land,
And, toiling, fill your coffers—they withstand
Your enemies; yet damned on earth they fare,