Pity the sorrows of a poor old man,
Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door;
Whose days are dwindling to the shortest span;
Oh! give relief, and heaven will bless your store.
A Hebrew translation of this poem, by Mr. William Salater, appeared in Kottabos, Vol. 3, No. 12. Hilary Term, 1881.
Kottabos was a small magazine published for Trinity College, Dublin, by Mr. W. McGee, and supported by many talented young writers.
The Goose’s Petition.
Pity the sorrows of a poor old Goose,
Whose feeble steps have borne her to your door,