When I Was A Little Boy, I Had But A Little Wit, 'Tis A Long Time Ago, And I Have No More Ye

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When I was a little boy, I had but a little wit,
'Tis a long time ago, and I have no more yet;
Nor ever ever shall, until that I die,
For the longer I live the more fool am I.
-- "Wit and Mirth, an Antidote against Melancholy" (1684)

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