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THE POOR FARMER'S OFFERING by APOLLONIDES

First Line: I AM OLD EUPHRON, WITH NO BROAD ARRAY
Last Line: AND TAKE THE FIRST-FRUITS OF MY AMPLER STORE.
IAM old Euphron, with no broad array
Of arable, nor vineyards rich in wine;
My ploughshare scrapes a bit of shallow clay,
The juices of a grape or two are mine:
Mite can but yield its mite. God, give me more,
And take the first-fruits of my ampler store.



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