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Poem by Samuel Butler


The Godly


A godly man, that has served out his time
In holiness, may set up any crime;
As scholars, when they’ve taken their degrees
May set up any faculty they please.



Samuel Butler


Samuel Butler's other poems:
  1. Laborious Writers
  2. Politicians
  3. Inventions
  4. Fear
  5. Smatterers


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