Citation - Pennsylvania Packet-Philadelphia: 1772.11.09

PP-P.772.119
9 Nov 1772:21 (2/55)
THE UNHAPPY FIRESIDE.
Dim was the fire, and foul the hearth, 
In ev'ry face was written dearth, 
Within the wretched lodging;
On this side noisy naked brats, 
On that, starv'd dogs and half-burnt cats, 
Of cold and hunger grudging.
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