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The Chinaman from early youth / Is by his wise preceptors taught / To have no dealings with the Truth, / In fact, romancing is his 'forte. ' / In juggling words he takes the prize, / By the sheer beauty of his lies.
For laundrywork he has a knack; / He takes in shirts and makes them blue; / When he omits to send them back / He takes his customers in too. / He must be ranked in the 'elite' / Of those whose hobby is deceit.