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DUTY by EDWIN MARKHAM

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First Line: WHEN DUTY COMES A-KNOCKING AT YOUR GATE
Last Line: AND BRING SEVEN OTHER DUTIES TO YOUR DOOR.
Subject(s): DUTY;
When Duty comes a-knocking at your gate,
Welcome him in; for if you bid him wait,
He will depart only to come once more
And bring seven other duties to your door.



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