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JASPAR.
Jaspar was poor, and want and vice
Had made his heart like stone,
And Jaspar look'd with envious eyes
On riches not his own.
Had made his heart like stone,
And Jaspar look'd with envious eyes
On riches not his own.
On plunder bent abroad he went
Towards the close of day,
And loitered on the lonely road
Impatient for his prey.
Towards the close of day,
And loitered on the lonely road
Impatient for his prey.
No traveller came, he loiter'd long
And often look'd around,
And paus'd and listen'd eagerly
To catch some coming sound.
And often look'd around,
And paus'd and listen'd eagerly
To catch some coming sound.
