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Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968). rn The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915.

The Lady Poverty

Jacob Fisher

(Contemporary American poet)

I MET her on the Umbrian Hills,

Her hair unbound, her feet unshod;

As one whom secret glory fills

She walked alone—with God.

I met her in the city street;

Oh, changed her aspect then!

With heavy eyes and weary feet

She walked alone—with men.