The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill With biography, illustrations, and music |
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ON SEEING A FOP PASS AN OLD BEGGAR. |
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ON SEEING A FOP PASS AN OLD BEGGAR.
He who, unmov'd, can hear the suppliant cryOf pallid wretch, plac'd on the pathway side,
Nor deigns one pitying look, but passes by
In all the pomp of self-adoring pride—
So may some great man vex his little soul,
When he, obsequious, makes his lowest bow;
Turn from him with a look that says, “Vain fool,”
And speak to some poor man whom he would shame to know.
| The songs and poems of Robert Tannahill | |