London lyrics by Frederick Locker Lampson: With introduction and notes by Austin Dobson |
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THE OLD STONEMASON |
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THE OLD STONEMASON
A showery day in early spring,
An Old Man and a Child
Are seated near a scaffolding,
Where marble blocks are piled.
An Old Man and a Child
Are seated near a scaffolding,
Where marble blocks are piled.
His clothes are stain'd by age and soil,
As hers by rain and sun;
He looks as if his days of toil
Were very nearly done.
As hers by rain and sun;
He looks as if his days of toil
Were very nearly done.
To eat his dinner he had sought
A staircase proud and vast,
And here the duteous Child had brought
His scanty noon repast.
A staircase proud and vast,
And here the duteous Child had brought
His scanty noon repast.
A worn-out Workman needing aid:
A blooming Child of Light;
The stately palace steps;—all made
A most pathetic sight.
A blooming Child of Light;
The stately palace steps;—all made
A most pathetic sight.
We had sought shelter from the storm,
And saw this lowly Pair,—
But none could see a Shining Form
That watch'd beside them there.
And saw this lowly Pair,—
But none could see a Shining Form
That watch'd beside them there.
1874.
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