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THE STREAM OF LIFE

Says Mrs. Grundy—‘I adjust
These stepping-stones your feet to guide:
A fool you must be, man, to trust
Your handsome legs for length of stride!’
Says Mrs. Grundy: ‘Be discreet;
You shall escape all taint of sin.
A careless man? You'll wet your feet.
A clumsy man? You'll tumble in!’