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THREE HARD WORDS by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: HE CAN MEMORIZE LONG ORATIONS
Last Line: "THOSE THREE LITTLE WORDS, ""I WAS WRONG."
Subject(s): ERRORS; REGRET; MISTAKES; FALLACIES;

He can memorize long orations,
And regards the work as play;
His masterful dissertations
The clearest of thought convey.

His speeches are never the weaker
For lack of a suitable word;
In fine, he's the readiest speaker
You probably ever have heard.

He never was known to stutter,
His voice is vibrant and strong;
Yet three words he never can utter,
Those three little words, "I was wrong."



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