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On Truth -- Truth always, No, at times 'tis best And safest far to be suppress'd -- This maxim is for me so clever That to be safe, I [[underline]] tell truth never [[/underline]] [[unclear]] When first I [[unclear]] your pity to move Why was you so deaf to my prayer Perhaps you thought right to [[unclear]] your love But why did you kick me [[underline]] down [[/underline]] stair?--