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VERSE
BE NOT THE FIRST BY WHOM THE NEW IS TRIED
NOR THE LAST TO SET THE OLD ASIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
Keyword(s): CONTRAST
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; RHYME
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-09-1969