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if it is so
(begs the question:
why then are wormless my
earliest morning larks, and
still pining for grease my
squeakiest wheels
(then it cannot be also:
things are best when
coming to
the patient
.
if it is so
(i have found true:
when up it goes
first down must it
first come
leaving others loftily perching
(then cannot, must not it also be:
that perfect is the grape
and practice the vine
.
if it is so
(i could not tell you:
for i am unread and
unlearned
and proverbs speak to
the wise only
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