Here I am, an old man in a dry month, Being read to by a boy, waiting for rain.
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No I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two Advise the prince no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse At times, indeed, almost ridiculous Almost, at times, the Fool.
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Do I dare Disturb the universe.
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Simple and faithless as a smile and shake of the hand.
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