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THE 16-YEAR OLD POET, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I am the prince the song
Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol
Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Poetry & Poets; Youth; Judaism


I am the prince the song
's my slave I am the
string all singers songmen
tune my song's a crown for
kings for ministers a
little crown am only
sixteen years old but my
heart holds wisdom like some
poet 80 year old man


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