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heart & manners mild she wander'd till 'twas late

Her form was beauty altho poor
Stranger to cap or feather
Barefoot she ^d trudge from door to door
Distressd was this fair Beggar.

3^d
Deserted friendless and forgot
Was this sad victim's case
Alas [...illegible...] misery was the lot
Of that once blooming face

4^d
Winter dreary scenes drew nigh
Unpitied by her foes
Maria droop^d & heaved a sigh
This maid all her woes.