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FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

The worm's remarks upon his plight  Have never been recorded, But any one may know how slight  Diversion it afforded; For worms and human beings are  Unanimous that, when pecked, To be the prey of men they far  Prefer to being hen-pecked.
The moral: When your dinner comes  Don't leave it for your neighbors, Because you hear the sound of drums  And see the gleam of sabres; Or, like the cock, you'll find too late  That ornaments external Do not for certain indicate  A bona fide kernel.
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