The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Poor Little Maiden [from the London Athenaeum]

W. A. "The Poor Little Maiden [from the London Athenaeum]." New York Saturday Press, April 16, 1859, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A man looks upon a comely maiden and is saddened by her family's descent into helpless poverty. He sees a wealthy couple on a large estate, and wonders what could have been if she had been born into such a family.