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A MORALITY by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

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First Line: OF ALL THE MEALS THAT EVER WERE
Last Line: WITH PLEASURE—AND A PIPE TO FOLLOW.
Subject(s): PLEASURE;
Of all the meals that ever were
(My stormful youth's conclusion this is)
None for a minute will compare
With one of bread and cheese and kisses.

Ah me! Across the sundering seas
The summer twinkles with the swallow.
Well, well!—a crust of bread and cheese?
With pleasure—and a pipe to follow.



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