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BRAHMA by ANDREW LANG

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First Line: IF THE WILD BOWLER THINKS HE BOWLS
Last Line: THE ROLLER, PITCH, AND STUMPS, AND ALL.
Subject(s): EMERSON, RALPH WALDO (1803-1882);
If the wild bowler thinks he bowls,
Or if the batsman thinks he's bowled,
They know not, poor misguided souls,
They, too, shall perish unconsoled.
I am the batsman and the bat,
I am the bowler and the ball,
The umpire, the pavilion cat,
The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all.




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