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I met a man the other day-
  A kindly man, and serious-
Who viewed me in a thoughtful way,
  And spoke me so, and spoke me thus:

"Oh, dallying's a sad mistake;
  'Tis craven to survey the morrow!
Go give your heart, and if it break-
  A wise companion is Sorrow.

"Oh, live, my child, nor keep your soul
  To crowd your coffin when you're dead...."
I asked his work; he dealt in coal,
  And shipped it up the Tyne, he said.

Added: 25 Nov 2001 | Last Read: 13 Feb 2012 5:04 AM | Viewed: 2972 times

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