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12 lines
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'You are old,' said the youth, 'as I mentioned before, |
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And have grown most uncommonly fat; |
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Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door-- |
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Pray, what is the reason of that?' |
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'In my youth,' said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, |
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'I kept all my limbs very supple |
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By the use of this ointment--one shilling the box-- |
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Allow me to sell you a couple?' |
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'You are old,' said the youth, 'and your jaws are too weak |
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For anything tougher than suet;
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