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You are old, Father William, the young man cried
⁠The few locks which are left you are grey;
You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man
⁠Now tell me the reason I pray
In the days of my youth, Father William replied
⁠I remember'd that youth would fly fast
And abused not my health and my vigour at first
⁠That I never might need them at last
You are old, Father William, the young man cried
⁠And pleasures with youth pass away
And yet you lament not the days that are gone
⁠Now tell me the reason I pray
In the days of my youth, Father William replied
⁠I remember'd that youth could not last;
I thought of the future whatever I did
⁠That I never might grieve for the past
You are old, Father William, the young man cried
⁠And life must be hastening away;
You are chearful, and love to converse upon death!
⁠Now tell me the reason I pray
I am chearful, young man, Father William replied
⁠Let the cause thy attention engage;
In the days of my youth I remember'd my God!
⁠And He hath not forgotten my age
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Robert Southey

Robert Southey

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