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VERSES ON I KNOW NOT WHAT by JONATHAN SWIFT

First Line: MY LATEST TRIBUTE HERE I SEND
Last Line: TO LEAVE ONE HANDLE FOR DETRACTION.
My latest tribute here I send,
With this let your collection end.
Thus I consign you down to fame,
A character to praise and blame,
And, if the whole may pass for true,
Contented rest; you have your due --
Give future times the satisfaction
To leave one handle for detraction.



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