I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store. — Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Copy Share Image
... fain would I turn back the clock and devote to French or some other language the hours I spent upon algebra, geometry, and… — Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Copy Share Image
I worked for a menial's hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have paid. — Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Copy Share Image
I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store. — Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Copy Share Image
