Oh, mercifullest one of all, <br /> Oh, generous as dear, <br />None lived so lowly, none so small, <br /> Thou couldst withhold thy tear: <br /> <br />How swift, in pure compassion, <br /> How meek in charity, <br />To offer friendship to the one <br /> Who begged but love of thee! <br /> <br />Oh, gentle word, and sweetest said! <br /> Oh, tender hand, and first <br />To hold the warm, delicious bread <br /> To lips burned black of thirst.<br /><br />Dorothy Parker<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/after-spanish-proverb/
