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A Spirit Appeared to Me

by Herman Melville

Herman Melville

A Spirit appeared to me, and said
" Where now would you choose to dwell?
In the Paradise of the Fool,
Or in wise Solomon's hell? "

Never he asked me twice:
" Give me the fool's Paradise. "




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