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WAGES by IBN KHARUF

First Line: THE DAWN OF MY INTELLIGENCE
Last Line: LIKE STARS WOULD HAVE SHONE OUT.
The dawn of my intelligence
Is risen fair and bright;
The dimming planets of my pence
Have vanished out of sight.

If the dark night of ignorance
Had compassed me about,
Gold guineas in full radiance
Like stars would have shone out.



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