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Declaration Of Independence

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"MYSELF!" It means that you don't care     To have me lift you in your chair;     That if I do, you'll rage and tear.     "MYSELF!" It means you don't require     Assistance from your willing sire     In eating; 'twill but rouse your ire.     "MYSELF!" It means when you are through     That you don't want your daddy to     Unseat you, as he used to do.     Time was, and not so long ago,     When you were carried to and fro     And waited on, but now? No! No!     You'd rather fall and break your head,     Or fill your lap with cream and bread     Than be helped up or down, or fed.     Well, kid, I hope you'll stay that way     And that there'll never come a day     When you're without the strength to say,     "MYSELF!"

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