Pity the sorrowful: Concerning his sickness, caused by lifting, which injured his spine, affecting his head and eye-sight badly, confining him to his bed, and a dark room, for three years

Composed by A.W. Harmon. Poetry printed in two columns divided by double rule, within scalloped ornamental border. Internal evidence, e.g. border and indication of Civil War coming to an end, suggests possible range of dates.