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First Line: "POOR, WHEN A BOY, BUT OPULENT, WHEN OLD"
Last Line: "I HAVE IT NOW, WHEN LIFE IS NEARLY DONE"
Subject(s): OLD AGE;WEALTH; RICHES;FORTUNES;

Poor, when a boy, but opulent, when old,
Twice have I suffer'd misery untold:
Wealth, when I could have used it, I had none—
I have it now, when life is nearly done!



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