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JUDGE JAMES M. LARRABEE, GARDINER. | JUDGE JAMES M. LARRABEE, GARDINER. | ||
| − | RECIPE for fame is this | + | |
| − | Should | + | A RECIPE for fame is this |
| + | Should ere your fortune wane, | ||
That if at first you don' t succeed | That if at first you don' t succeed | ||
| − | Just try | + | Just try, then try again. |
This formula has long been used, | This formula has long been used, | ||
And never used for naught; | And never used for naught; | ||
| − | A testimony we will | + | A testimony we will give |
| − | + | To prove it what is sought. | |
| − | As Judge for twenty years or | + | As Judge for twenty years or more, |
| − | A trying time he's | + | A trying time he's had. |
But if he'd serve for twenty more, | But if he'd serve for twenty more, | ||
The people would be glad. | The people would be glad. | ||
| − | + | The mouthpiece of the Law is he, | |
| − | Not | + | Not ruling by the past, |
| − | But meting justice | + | But meting justice fair to all. |
Unmindful of the caste. | Unmindful of the caste. | ||
| − | So | + | So fair as you have ruled for all, |
So Fate decreed with you | So Fate decreed with you | ||
And left you rich in character, | And left you rich in character, | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 22 March 2017
JUDGE JAMES M. LARRABEE, GARDINER.
A RECIPE for fame is this Should ere your fortune wane, That if at first you don' t succeed Just try, then try again. This formula has long been used, And never used for naught; A testimony we will give To prove it what is sought. As Judge for twenty years or more, A trying time he's had. But if he'd serve for twenty more, The people would be glad. The mouthpiece of the Law is he, Not ruling by the past, But meting justice fair to all. Unmindful of the caste. So fair as you have ruled for all, So Fate decreed with you And left you rich in character, 'Vith friends, all staunch and true.
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