Deportmental ditties : and other verses . For William, by a life of toil,Had cornered all his countrys oil,While Jawn supplied the poor with iceAt nearly twice the proper price;Till each had finally been thrustInto a post of (so-called) Trust. Had I but known how rich they were,And tried to cultivate the pair,Who knows ? I might perhaps to-dayBe quite as affluent as they,And dress as badly as I chose,And talk entirely through my nose!67 Deportmental Ditties MORAL. Oh, let us not acquire too lateThe talent to discriminate;.

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