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The courtier's , soldier's , scholar's , eye , tongue , sword : The expectancy and rose of the fair state , The glass of fashion , and the mould of form , The observ'd of all observers : quite , quite down !
The courtier's , soldier's , scholar's , eye , tongue , sword : The expectancy and rose of the fair state , The glass of fashion , and the mould of form , The observ'd of all observers : quite , quite down !
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