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First Line: Thou greybeard, old wisdom, may boast of thy treasures
Last Line: But folly has raptures to give.
Subject(s): Religion; Wit & Humor


Thou greybeard, old Wisdom! may boast of thy treasures;
Give me with young Folly to live;
I grant thee thy calm-blooded, time-settled pleasures,
But Folly has raptures to give.





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