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ON AN ILL-NATURED PARASITE by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON

First Line: WHEN HE EATS, 'TIS TO BANQUET AS SOMEBODY'S GUEST
Last Line: UNLESS IT BE DONE AT THE COST OF HIS FRIENDS.
Subject(s): PARASITES;
WHEN he eats, 'tis to banquet as somebody's guest,
When he speaks, 'tis to utter some venomous jest;
So he never to open his mouth condescends
Unless it be done at the cost of his friends.



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