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“"You are old, Father William," the young man cried, "The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,-- Now tell me the reason I pray."”
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- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 58d720fcd103201e8ea58bc84be3b1b97b6bfca0bfc04120378aaebd0f1a047e
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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