Pity the blind

Poem, in 6 stanzas; an appeal for charity. A similar work, with verses 2-6 almost identical to verses 1-5 in this ed., was issued under the same title and attributed to "Mrs. Nancy J. Smith, a poor blind woman". At head of text: Tune--The watcher. Below text, an endorsement: Having known Anthony K. Simmons for a number of years ... [Printed signature:] Rev. Moses How, New Bedford, July 12, 1859. Printed area: 22.6 x 7.8 cm. Printed within elaborate border of type ornaments on white paper; short rules separate title from tune and tune from text; long rule separates text from the endorsement. First line: Come all true hearted people.