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FERISHTAH'S FANCIES.
Must take on them to counsel. 'Go thou gay,Welcome thy father, thou of ready faith!Hide thee, contrariwise, thou faithless one,Expect paternal frowning, blame and blows!'So do our townsfolk counsel: dost demur?"
"Ferishtah like those simpletons—at lossIn what is plain as pikestaff? Pish! SupposeThe trustful son had sighed 'So much the worse!Returning means retaking heritageEnjoyed these ten years, who should say me nay?'How would such trust reward him? Trustlessness—O' the other hand—were what procured most praiseTo him who judged return impossible,Yet hated heritage procured thereby.
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