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The Horse Hunter & Stag


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PEACOCK once placed a petition before Juno desiring to have the voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions; but Juno refused his request. When he persisted, and pointed out that he was her favourite bird, she said:


Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in evrything