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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DISCONTENTED, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: "poor, when a boy, but opulent, when old"
Last Line: "I have it now, when life is nearly done"
Subject(s): Old Age;wealth; Riches;fortunes
First Line: "poor, when a boy, but opulent, when old"
Last Line: "I have it now, when life is nearly done"
Subject(s): Old Age;wealth; Riches;fortunes
Poor, when a boy, but opulent, when old,
Twice have I suffer'd misery untold:
Wealth, when I could have used it, I had none—
I have it now, when life is nearly done!
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