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title: "Hey, my masters, lords and brothers, ye that till the fields of rhyme… — James Branch Cabell Quote #25 | QuotesBy.net"
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> # Hey, my masters, lords and brothers, ye that till the fields of rhyme, Are ye deaf ye will not hearken to the clamor of your time?

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