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Two Men

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There be two men of all mankind         That I should like to know about;     But search and question where I will,         I cannot ever find them out.     Melchizedek he praised the Lord,         And gave some wine to Abraham;     But who can tell what else he did         Must be more learned than I am.     Ucalegon he lost his house         When Agamemnon came to Troy;     But who can tell me who he was -         I'll pray the gods to give him joy.     There be two men of all mankind         That I'm forever thinking on;     They chase me everywhere I go, -         Melchizedek, Ucalegon.              Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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