BEGGAR TO BEGGAR CRIED
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Time to put off the world and go somewhereAnd find my health again in the sea air,'Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,'And make my soul before my pate is bare.' 'And get a comfortable wife and houseTo rid me of the devil in my shoes,'Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,'And the worse devil that is between my thighs.' 'And though I'd marry with a comely lass,She need not be too comely--let it pass,'Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,'But there's a devil in a looking-glass.' 'Nor should she be too rich, because the richAre driven by wealth as beggars by the itch,'Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,'And cannot have a humorous happy speech.' 'And there I'll grow respected at my ease,And hear amid the garden's nightly peace,'Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,'The wind-blown clamor of the barnacle-geese.'
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