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TO KO UNG, THE GODDESS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: MY FORTUNE HAS BEEN GREAT, I GRANT
Last Line: AND KEEP AN EYE UPON MY BANK ACCOUNT.
Subject(s): FORTUNE; GODDESSES & GODS; MONEY; MYTHOLOGY;

MY fortune has been great, I grant.
You have spoiled me like a maiden aunt.
You gave, I own, as much as it was in you,
And all I crave you now is to continue.
Bless, bless my house and bless my books,
Keep all my people in good health, good looks,
And temper, too; let still my credit mount
And keep an eye upon my bank account.



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