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Debt becomes a public ordeal in James Parkerson's verse, as a speaker traces the passage from careless spending to the sale of his possessions. The title poem follows demands for payment, meetings with commissioners and the difficult business of securing a fresh start. Its account of bankruptcy combines personal regret with advice about truthful answers, honest accounts and the power creditors hold over a debtor.
The accompanying poems bring financial distress into family life. In "The Wretched Pair," a husband appeals to his father for kindness toward his wife and for practical help, while other verses remember Lord Nelson or respond to a letter. Direct appeals and rhyming lines give these pieces the sound of urgent personal arguments. Readers interested in everyday attitudes toward money, respectability and family duty will find those concerns closely entangled here.
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- Author
- James Parkerson
- Reading time
- About 5 minutes
- Pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
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