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THE MONKEY'S COUSIN by JAMES STEPHENS

First Line: I SHALL REACH UP, I SHALL GROW
Last Line: FROM THE TERROR OF MY STRIDE!
Subject(s): MONKEYS;

I shall reach up, I shall grow
Till the high gods say -- Hello,
Little brother, you must stop
Ere our shoulders you o'ertop. --

I shall grow up, I shall reach
Till the little gods beseech
-- Master, wait a little, do,
We are running after you! --

I shall bulk and swell and scale
Till the little gods shall quail,
Running everywhere to hide
From the terror of my stride!



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