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TWO MEN by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON

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First Line: THERE BE TWO MEN OF ALL MANKIND
Last Line: MELCHIZEDEK, UCALEGON.
There be two men of all mankind
That I should like to know about;
But search and question where I will,
I cannot ever find them out.

Melchizedek, he praised the Lord,
And gave some wine to Abraham;
But who can tell what else he did
Must be more learned that I am.

Ucalegon, he lost his house
When Agamemnon came to Troy;
But who can tell me who he was --
I'll pray the gods to give him joy.

There be two men of all mankind
That I'm forever thinking on:
The chase me wherever I go,
Melchizedek, Ucalegon.


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