 | Collected poems of Herman Melville |  |
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IN A NUTSHELL
Take a reef, take a reefIn your wisdom: be brief.
Well then—well-a-day!
Wag the world how it may,
The knaves will be tricking
And fools still be kicking
And Grief, the sad thief
Will forever Joy's pocket be picking!
| Collected poems of Herman Melville | |