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ON A MISER (1) by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "A MISER, TRAVERSING HIS HOUSE"
Last Line: "I COME TO LODGE, AND NOT TO BOARD"
Subject(s): MISERS;
A MISER, traversing his house,
Espied, unusual there, a mouse,
And thus his uninvited guest
Briskly inquisitive addressed:
"Tell me, my dear, to what cause is it
"I owe this unexpected visit?"
The mouse her host obliquely eyed,
And, smiling, pleasantly replied:
"Fear not, good fellow, for your hoard!
"I come to lodge, and not to board."



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