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GOOD SOCIETY by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS

Poem Explanation

First Line: YES, I SUPPOSE IT IS WELL TO MAKE SOME SORT OF EXCLUSION
Last Line: YOU SHOULD SHUT YOURSELF ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FENCE.
Subject(s): SOCIAL CLASSES; CASTE;
Yes, I suppose it is well to make some sort of exclusion,
Well to put up the bars, under whatever pretence;
Only be careful, be very careful, lest in the confusion
You should shut yourself on the wrong side of the fence.



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