Finley Peter Dunne: When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win … an' th' best man will win.

When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win … an' th' best man — Finley Peter Dunne

When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win … an' th' best man will win.

Finley Peter Dunne

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