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I’ve done with my tirade. The World was gone;

The twice two thousand, for whom Earth was made,

Were vanished to be what they call alone⁠—

That is, with thirty servants for parade,

As many guests, or more; before whom groan

As many covers, duly, daily laid.

Let none accuse old England’s hospitality⁠—

Its quantity is but condensed to quality.