"You are old, Father William," the young man cried, "The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,— Now tell me the reason I pray."
Robert Southey
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A quote by Robert Southey
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The Old Man's Comforts, and how he gained them.
Recorded in John Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, 1905 printing.