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It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
