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Two against One.
I
Our Grandsire Adam was full sad,Whilst he liv'd all alone;
On t'other hand, he grew quite mad,
When once he Eve had known.
II
He needs must let his Fair-One go,To ramble out, we find;
The Devil pick'd her up; and so
They both against him join'd.
III
'Twas Two to One! What could he do;In short, the Man was cheated.
Had he been Wise, or she been True,
The Devil had been defeated.
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