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 "id": "james-mcintyre/young-swell-and-tramp",
 "title": "Young Swell and Tramp",
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 "poet": "James McIntyre",
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 "language": "en",
 "book": "Poems of James McIntyre",
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  "year": 1889,
  "venue": "Poems of James McIntyre (1889)",
  "note": "First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established.",
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  "rights": "public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931)"
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  "last_checked": "2026-08-20"
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   {
    "text": "One day a youth full of conceit,",
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   {
    "text": "With witty tramp he chanced to meet,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "As he was taking walk abroad",
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   {
    "text": "So leisurely along the road.",
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    "text": "The tramp well knew the stylish gent",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Wouid have hard work to raise a cent,",
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   {
    "text": "But a sad tale the tramp did tell",
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   {
    "text": "Of sorrows that had him befell.",
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   }
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   {
    "text": "While on the road he thus did stand",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And humbly held his hat in hand;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Great eloquence he did employ,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "He said he was poor orphan boy.",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "From labor he would never shirk,",
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   {
    "text": "But would be happy to get work,",
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    "text": "For his family the bread winner,",
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   {
    "text": "But none of them had their dinner.",
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   {
    "text": "And some whole days would go past",
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   {
    "text": "Wherein they never broke their fast,",
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   {
    "text": "So pray now give me some relief",
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   {
    "text": "And help for to assuage my grief.",
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   {
    "text": "Said swell, “I never take a load",
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   {
    "text": "Of money with me when abroad,",
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   {
    "text": "For to dispense to tramps on street,",
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   {
    "text": "When I by chance with them do meet.",
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    "text": "This speech for moment did not damp",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The ardor of the witty tramp;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Said he, “Give me your card to call,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And visit your manorial hall.”",
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