“Don't be too quick
To break bad habits: better stick,
Like the Mission folk, to your arsenic.”

— Bret Harte

East and West Poems, Part I, The Wonderful Spring of San Joaquin.

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American author and poet 1836–1902

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“Don't be too quickTo break bad habits: better stick,Like the Mission folk, to your arsenic.”

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“Don't be too quick
To break bad habits: better stick,
Like the Mission folk, to your arsenic.”