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THE TOUCH STONE by SAMUEL BISHOP

First Line: A FOOL AND KNAVE WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS
Last Line: IF SHE'S A KNAVE, THE FOOL.
Subject(s): COURTSHIP;

A FOOL and knave with different views
For Julia's hand apply;
The knave to mend his fortune sues,
The fool to please his eye.

Ask you how Julia will behave,
Depend on't for a rule,
If she's a fool she'll wed the knave --
If she's a knave, the fool.



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