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He came -- a wanderer; years of sin / Had blanched his blooming cheek, / Telling a tale of strife within, / That words might vainly speak.
His feet were bare, his garments torn, / His brow was deathly white; / His heart was bleeding, crushed and worn, / His soul had felt a blight.