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Facts and Fancies for the Curious

by Charles C. Bombaugh

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The Division of Labor

A parson, of too free a life,
  Was yet renown’d for noble preaching,
And many grieved to see such strife
  Between his living and his teaching.
His flock at last rebellious grew:
  “My friends,” he said, “the simple fact is,
Nor you nor I can both things do;
  But I can preach—and you can practise.”

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