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FAMILY QUARRELS; EPIGRAM by JOHN GODFREY SAXE

First Line: A FOOL,' SAID JEANETTE, 'IS A CREATURE I HATE'
Last Line: "TO BE FOUND IN A FAMILY QUARREL!"
Subject(s): FAMILY LIFE; RELATIVES;

"A FOOL," said Jeanette, "is a creature I hate!"
"But hating," quoth John, "is immoral;
Besides, my dear girl, it's a terrible fate
To be found in a family quarrel!"



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