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Poem by Anonymous


Written in the Waiting-Room at the Office of the Secretary of the State


In sore afflictions sent by God’s commands, 
In patience Job the great example stands; 
But in these days a trial more severe 
Had been Job’s lot, if God had sent him here. 



Anonymous


Anonymous's other poems:
  1. Kitty of Coleraine
  2. The Haws of Cromdale
  3. The Guard-Chamber
  4. Sir Richard Whittington’s Advancement
  5. Now, Robin, Lend to Me Thy Bow


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