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CHANGES by IBN SA'ID OF ALCALA LA REAL

First Line: HOW MANY A SUPPLE BOUGH
Last Line: DISCOVER VINEGAR.

How many a supple bough,
My joy of yore, by chance
Malevolent is now
Converted to a lance.

How oft in days gone by
I revelled in a jar
That, now returning, I
Discover vinegar.



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