Better to live on beggar’s bread
With those we love alive,
Than taste their blood in rich feasts spread;
And guiltily survive!
Daniel Bran Griffith – The Chattering Magpie
Welcome to the page of the Chattering Magpie, essayist, poet, photographer and occasional public speaker with interests in Folklore, History and Art.
Better to live on beggar’s bread
With those we love alive,
Than taste their blood in rich feasts spread;
And guiltily survive!