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The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley

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Riley, James Whitcomb (1849-1916)

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VOLUME I
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VOLUME VI
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LINES TO AN ONSETTLED YOUNG MAN

“O, what is Life at last,” says you,
“'At woman-folks and man-folks too,
Cain't oncomplainin', worry through?
“An' what is Love, 'at no one yit
'At's monkeyed with it kin forgit,
Er gits fat on remember'n hit?
“An' what is Death?”—W'y, looky hyur—
Ef Life an' Love don't suit you, sir,
Hit's jes' the thing yer lookin' fer!
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