Читать книгу The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People - Weylland John Matthias - Страница 4

"High up a dark and winding stair,

From floor to floor I went,

And heard sometimes a woman swear,

Or beaten child lament.

"Upon the topmost flight I found

A close and wretched room;

Alas, that any human soul

Should call such place a home!

"No fire was burning in the grate,

The walls were damp and bare;

The window-panes were stuffed with rags,

No furniture was there."