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DISTINCTION by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: I AM BUT CLAY,' THE SINNER PLEAD
Last Line: "BUT WORSE, FOR THOU ART MIRE."
Subject(s): VANITY;

"I AM but clay," the sinner plead,
Who fed each vain desire.
"Not only clay," another said,
"But worse, for thou art mire."



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