“Billy, in one of his nice new sashes,
Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;
Now, although the room grows chilly,
I haven't the heart to poke poor Billy.”

—  Harry Graham

Tender-Heartedness
Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1899)

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