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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?
“'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?
'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!
Ef Life an' Love don't suit you, sir,
Hit's jes' the thing yer lookin' fer!
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