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THE PEDANT by MATTHEW PRIOR

First Line: LYSANDER TALKS EXTREMELY WELL
Last Line: FULL FOURTEEN HOURS IN FOUR-AND-TWENTY.
Subject(s): TALK;
LYSANDER talks extremely well;
On any subject let him dwell,
His tropes and figures will content ye:
He should possess to all degrees
The art of talk; he practises
Full fourteen hours in four-and-twenty.



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