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Victorian Poverty In London

...Victorian Poverty In London. . Slumming it in adverse poverty In Victorian London’s Limehouse White Chapel and Bethnal Green Dingy doss houses packed to the brim Narrow dirty streets with co......

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Categories: workhouses, community, conflict, poverty,
Form: I do not know?

That of Pearls, That of Wisdom

...Peace be still, strike thy pose Epitome of eloquence, footsteps of the queen Pearls of wisdom, solemn portrait Position thy hat, attend to thy shirt, that of satin, that of lace Family ties, ador......

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Categories: workhouses, children, history,
Form: Free verse

Whitsuntide In London

...Bells burst across the town, the city, all over London's workhouses and minories A world of glad and beautiful things rush into mans hearts bringing back memories, Days of darkness and trial, scenes ......

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Categories: workhouses, history, world, green,
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Jobless Recovery

...What's the opposite of a jobless recovery? Am I recovered in my unemployment plan? Can my life's ambition be made compulsory? Can I ever be in pursuit of happiness again? Is my economic outlook feve......

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Categories: workhouses, introspection, philosophy, visionary, work,
Form: Quatrain