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I do not choose the right word, I get rid of the wrong one.

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They carry back bright to the coiner the mintage of man,The lads that will die in their glory and never be old.
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Concur Glory Knowledge Literature Man Masterwork Men P Writing
This is for all ill-treated fellows Unborn and unbegot, For them to read when they’re in trouble And I am not.
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Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill.
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Goodness Sick World
I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
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Afraid Myself Stranger World
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out. Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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Draw Happiness Meaning Perfection Poetry Understand
June suns, you cannot store them To warm the winter’s cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mould.
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Heaven Himself Hope Store Warm
All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever.
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Knot Lover Sever Tie Untrue
Who made the world I cannot tell; ‘Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.
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Hands Hell Myself World
Oh, ’tis jesting, dancing, drinking Spins the heavy world around.
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Dance Drink World
Good religious poetry… is likely to be most justly appreciated and most discriminately relished by the undevout.
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Stone, steel, dominions pass, Faith too, no wonder; So leave alone the grass That I am under.
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Faith Grass Leave Myself Stone Wonder
Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.
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Book Interesting Man Men
When the journey’s over, There’ll be time enough to sleep.
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Enough Journey Sleep Time
Luck’s a chance, but trouble’s sure.
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Business Chance Luck Motivation One Liner Think Thinking Trouble Young
To justify God’s ways to man.
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God Justification Man One Liner Way
Earth and high heaven are fixed of old and founded strong.
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Believe Earth Heaven Life Love Strong True Universe

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