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Billy Mortimer

Books by Billy Mortimer

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Fifty Cents

Poetry Humour
Morality Poverty Kindness Nostalgia Generosity Charity Compassion Lyrical Song Victorian era Street urchin Sentimental

Fifty Cents is a sentimental poem about a little boy who sees a street urchin begging for money. The boy is poor himself, but he gives the urchin his last fifty cents. The urchin is grateful and uses the money to buy a loaf of bread. The poem is a re...