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LEAR'S FOOL (1) by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: I'LL GO TO BED AT NOON
Last Line: THE REQUIEM-CALL TO BED.

"I'll go to bed at noon."
Ah, Fool, 'twas wisely said;
For Sorrow ne'er too soon
The requiem-call to bed.



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