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So there were three choirs,[*] corresponding to the three periods of life, which were made up at their festivals, and the choir of old men would begin with this song[*]:

Young valiant men long days ago were we.
Then the choir of men in the prime of life would sing in response,
And that are we; look, if you will, and see.
And the third choir, that of the boys, would sing,
And better far tis certain we shall be.

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