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Let the brilliant white colt, |
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Feed on the young growth of my vegetable garden. |
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Tether it by the foot, tie it by the collar, |
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To prolong this morning. |
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So may its owner of whom I think, |
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Spend his time here at his ease! |
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Let the brilliant white colt, |
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Feed on the bean sprouts of my vegetable garden. |
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Tether it by the foot, tie it by the collar, |
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To prolong this evening. |
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So may its owner of whom I think, |
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Be here, an admired quest! |
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If [you with] the brilliant white colt, |
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Would brightly come to me, |
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You should be a duke, you should be a marquis, |
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Enjoying yourself without end. |
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Be on your guard against idly wandering; |
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Deal vigorously with your thoughts of retirement. |
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The brilliant white colt, |
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Is there in that empty valley, |
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With a bundle of fresh grass. |
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Its owner is like a gem. |
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Do not make the news of you rare as gold and gems, -- |
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Indulging your purpose to abandon me. |