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In History he holds a place / Unique, unparalleled, sublime; / "The First of all the Human Race! " / Yes, that was Adam, all the time. / It didn't matter if he burst, / He simply _had_ to get there first.
A simple Child of Nature he, / Whose life was primitive and rude; / His wants were few, his manners free, / All kinds of clothing he eschewed, -- / He might be seen in any weather, / In what is called "the Altogether!"