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Musical Ass, The

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The fable which I now present,     Occurred to me by accident:     And whether bad or excellent,     Is merely so by accident.     A stupid ass this morning went     Into a field by accident:     And cropped his food, and was content,     Until he spied by accident     A flute, which some oblivious gent     Had left behind by accident;     When, sniffling it with eager scent,     He breathed on it by accident,     And made the hollow instrument     Emit a sound by accident.     "Hurrah, hurrah!" exclaimed the brute,     "How cleverly I play the flute!"     A fool, in spite of nature's bent,     May shine for once, by accident.

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