LI.

And wherefore not? A reasonable reason,

If good, is none the worse for repetition;

If bad, the best way's certainly to tease on,

And amplify: you lose much by concision,

Whereas insisting in or out of season

Convinces all men, even a politician;

Or—what is just the same—it wearies out.

So the end's gained, what signifies the route?

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