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ON A CERTAIN CONVERSATION by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: TWO EGOTISTS CONVERSED ONE DAY
Last Line: THE BRIDGE HAS LOST ITS CENTRAL SPAN!
Subject(s): EGOISM AND EGOTISM;
Two egotists conversed one day,
Each in a quite contented way,
And each -- the vain and happy elf --
Soliloquized about himself.

Speech is a bridge, from mind to mind,
For gainful interchange designed;
But when you meet a selfish man,
The bridge has lost its central span!



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