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Yet all with moderation. We, who came
Into the world and learned our lesson flush
Ere you were thought of, have the prior claim
In law as well as profits. Do not push!
As if gold were the very flaming bush.
Order! If there’s not room, why, some must wait;
First comers first: ’tis just. And I’ll not blush
To say I’ve tarried yearlong for a great
Opening which now the due rotation brings—though late.