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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH: FOR A FOOL, by COUNTEE CULLEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: On earth the wise man makes the rules
First Line: On earth the wise man makes the rules
ON earth the wise man makes the rules,
And is the fool's adviser,
But here the wise are as the fools,
(And no man is the wiser).
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