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"Father William" Side by Side
The Old Man's Comforts and How He Got Them Robert Southey, 1799 |
"You are Old, Father William" Lewis Carroll, 1865 |
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"You are old, father William," the young man cried, "In the days of my youth," father William replied, "You are old, father William," the young man cried, "In the days of my youth," father William replied, "You are old, father William," the young man cried, "I am cheerful, young man," father William replied, |
"You are old, father William," the young man said, "In my youth," father William replied to his son, "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before "In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his gray locks, "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak "In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, |
"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose "I have answered three questions, and that is enough," |