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THE LIGHT THAT LIES IN HUMAN TIES, by                    
First Line: My dears, if you a man would know
Last Line: Behind his beard.
Subject(s): Men


My dears, if you a man would know,
If you would all his traits descry;
Don't wait until he's yours in tow --
Look at his tie.

A knot tight-tied refers to purse,
A sombre hue betrays the mind;
A man is like his scarf -- or worse,
You'll always find.

If it is gay, then gay is he,
If spotted -- spotted is his past;
If it is fragile, he will be
Too good to last.

The crooked streak you must eschew,
Scotch plaids and weaves in coarser grain;
From duotone and curlicue
You must refrain.

Above all else, you may not yield
(He is a monster to be feared)
To him who wears his tie concealed
Behind his beard.





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