To be reckoned with ;—
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n the mist and dew;Lean and hear how He carols to you:“Gather as a flowerLiving to your heart;Let the full showerRankle and smart;Youth is the cofferWhere all is hid; All age may offerYouth can outbid.Blind with your beautyThe ranks of scorn,Take for a dutyPleasure; you were bornJoy to incur. Ere the eyes are mistedWith a rheumy blur,Ere the speech is twistedTo a throaty slur, Ere the cheeks are haggard; 7
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