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    • My Fairy

    by Lewis Carroll

    I have a fairy by my side
    Which says I must not sleep,
    When once in pain I loudly cried
    It said "You must not weep"
    If, full of mirth, I smile and grin,
    It says "You must not laugh"
    When once I wished to drink some gin
    It said "You must not quaff".

    When once a meal I wished to taste
    It said "You must not bite"
    When to the wars I went in haste
    It said "You must not fight".

    "What may I do?" at length I cried,
    Tired of the painful task.
    The fairy quietly replied,
    And said "You must not ask".

    Moral: "You mustn't."