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In Residence
In Residence (1904), PDF p. 34
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MUTABILITY OF HUMAN AFFAIRS
He’s wet, but he speedily dries,
More quickly than pessimists think.
His gaff he repeatedly plies :—
But Smith’s is a permanent ink.
ENVOI
Prince, we sell it in various shades,
In azure and purple and pink.
Things change by perceptible grades :—
But Smith’s is a permanent ink.
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