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The 'Collector'

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Title:     The 'Collector'
Author: John Kendrick Bangs [More Titles by Bangs]

I GOT a tome to-day, and I was glad to strike it,
Because no other man can ever get one like it.
'Tis poor, and badly print; its meaning's Greek;
But what of that? 'Tis mine, and it's unique.
So Bah! to others,
Men and brothers-
Bah! and likewise Pooh!
I've got the best of you.
Go sicken, die, and eke repine.
That book you wanted-Gad! that's mine!






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John Kendrick Bangs's poem: 'Collector'

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