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Blackberries

by William Allingham

Allingham, William (1824-1889)

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An Incalculable Man.

A Distinguished Man.

[I loved A. B. yet my praise was cool.]

Profit and Loss.

[In counting “ruin'd” men, we seldom guess]

[The Chief Malefactors of the time]

[Louche plays the honest and high-minded man]

[“The Devil take him!”—nay, Old Nick]

On a Tradesman.

[“Adulteration is a form of Competition”]

To an Egg-Merchant.

Brown and Green.

To my Friend Edward.

To my Friend Matthew.

To my Friend Daniel.

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[“The Devil take him!”—nay, Old Nick]

“The Devil take him!”—nay, Old Nick,
Believe me, knows a better trick.
False, plausible, malignant, clever,—
“My dear,” says Satan, “live for ever!”