Thursday, January 1, 2004
The Borough. Letter Xxii: Peter Grimes Comments
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Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ,
His wife he cabin'd with him and his boy,
And seem'd that life laborious to enjoy:
To town came quiet Peter with his fish,
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9/7/2025 7:54:49 AM # 1.0.0
At the age of 79yrs this is the first time that I have read this poem. As I was reading, I thought that over the centuries since the poem was written, child abuse still takes place. Even with social services and other protection agencies so many people for too long, escape justice.