arrow Whitehaven Herald arrow April 23, 1833 arrow The Sabbath Observance
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( From the Satirist.)

The poor man's sins are glaring;
In the face of ghostly warning,
He is caught in the fact
Of an overt act,
Buying greens on a Sunday monring,
The rich man's sins are under
The rose of wealth and station,
And escape the sight
Of the children of light,
Who are wise in their generation.

The rich man's painted windows
Hide the concerts of the quality.
The poor man cannot share
A crack'd fiddle in the air,
But ' toffends all sound morality.

The rich man has a kitchen
Wherein to cook his dinner;
The poor man who would roast
To the baker's must post;
He thus becomes a sinner.

The rich man has a cellar.
And a ready butler by him;
The poor man must steer
For his pint of beer,
Where the saint can't choose but spy him.

The rich man is invisible
In the crowd of his gay society;
But the poor man's delight
Is a sore in the sight,
And a stench in the nose of piety.
 
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