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AN OPTIMIST
"O aged man, pray, if you know,
Now answer me the truth!—
Which of the gifts that the gods bestow
Is the greatest gift of youth?
"O aged man, I have far to fare
By the divers paths of Earth,
Which of the gifts that with me I bear
Is the gift of the greatest worth?
"Is it the might of the good right arm,
Whereby I shall make my way
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