(From "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot)
I am no prophet—and here’s no great matter;
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker
And in short, I was afraid
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The bolded word is snicker