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The Charity Ball

By George Gordon, Lord ByronSource: George Gordon, Lord Byron - PoetryDB (Public Domain)70 words

WHAT matter the pangs of a husband and father,

If his sorrows in exile be great or be small,

So the Pharisee's glories around her she gather,

And the saint patronises her "Charity Ball!"

What matters--a heart which, though faulty, was feeling,

Be driven to excesses which once could appal--

That the Sinner should suffer is only fair dealing,

As the Saint keeps her charity back for "the Ball!"

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