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Clamorous pauperism feastest While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.

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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
Poet
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Ribs
Sharp
Labor
Honest
Pauperism
Clamorous
Pining

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