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A cock scratch'd up, one day,
A pearl of purest ray,
Which to a jeweller he bore.
'I think it fine,' he said,
'But yet a crumb of bread
To me were worth a great deal more.'
So did a dunce inherit
A manuscript of merit,
Which to a publisher he bore.
''Tis good,' said he, 'I'm told,
Yet any coin of gold
To me were worth a great deal more.'
The Cock And The Pearl
Jean De La Fontaine
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Poem topics: good, pearl, gold, bread, Valentine's Day, great, worth, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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