Hitting Eighty

By Joseph Epstein
Published December 30, 2016 2:15pm ET
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Hitting Eighty
Not to be born is best, when all is reckoned, But when a man has seen the light of day The next best thing by far is to go back Where he came from, and as quick as he can. Once youth is past, with all its follies, Every affliction comes on him, Envy, confrontation, […]

Not to be born is best, when all is reckoned,

But when a man has seen the light of day

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