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 | The collected works of Ambrose Bierce |  |
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A PIOUS RITE
On Maunday Thursday, as was good and meet,The Emperor of Austria washed the feet
Of twelve poor men to show how humble he
For twenty minutes of the year could be.
O Thou, who trackest tenants of the throne
Through moral quagmires, make them wash their own.
| The collected works of Ambrose Bierce | |