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Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe,
That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me read more
Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe,
That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so.
It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.
Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.
But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly, because you read more
But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.
Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]
Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]
Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.
Hard as it may appear in individual cases, dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.
I wasn't born in a log cabin, but my family moved into one as soon as they could afford it.
I wasn't born in a log cabin, but my family moved into one as soon as they could afford it.
I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime read more
I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough, let's go west.'
