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Show OLD SHOES. How much a man is like old shoes! Fur instance; Both a soul may rose; Both have been tanned. Both are made tight By cobblers; both gel left and right; both need a mate to be complete, And beth are made to go on feet. They both need heeling, oft are soled, And both in time turn all to mould. With shoes the last is ftrt; with men The first shall be the last; and when The shoes wear out they're mended new; When men where out they're men-dead, too. They both are trod upon, and both Will tread on others, nothing loath. Both have their ties and both incline When polished in the world to shine; And both peg ont and would you chose To be a man or be his shoes? |