But I must end. My Pilgrim’s shrine is won,

And he and I must part—so let it be.

His task in life was the pursuit of “Fun;”

In Babylon there are thousands such as he;

Each year breaks hundreds, and the wrecks few see.

That venturous Muse were voted all too bold

Who golden youth in their gregarious glee

Should paint, or the veracious tale unfold

Of dull esurient lives in gilded styes outrolled.

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