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... round Through the town . But now he walks the streets , And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan , And he shakes his feeble head , That it seems as if he said , 66 They are gone . " " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has THE ...
... round Through the town . But now he walks the streets , And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan , And he shakes his feeble head , That it seems as if he said , 66 They are gone . " " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has THE ...
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... rung the bell , And all her girls , nor small nor few , Came marching in , their eyes were blue . — I asked a maiden ; back she flung The locks that round her forehead hung , And turned her eye , a glorious one , Bright THE DILEMMA 11.
... rung the bell , And all her girls , nor small nor few , Came marching in , their eyes were blue . — I asked a maiden ; back she flung The locks that round her forehead hung , And turned her eye , a glorious one , Bright THE DILEMMA 11.
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... round us as we die , Snuffling aloud . At morning's call The small - voiced pug - dog welcomes in the sun , And flea - bit mongrels , wakening one by one , Give answer all . When evening dim Draws round us , then the lonely caterwaul ...
... round us as we die , Snuffling aloud . At morning's call The small - voiced pug - dog welcomes in the sun , And flea - bit mongrels , wakening one by one , Give answer all . When evening dim Draws round us , then the lonely caterwaul ...
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... round ! No ! Pay the dentist when he leaves A fracture in your jaw , And pay the owner of the bear That stunned you with his paw , And buy the lobster that has had Your knuckles in his claw ; But if you are a portly man , Put on your ...
... round ! No ! Pay the dentist when he leaves A fracture in your jaw , And pay the owner of the bear That stunned you with his paw , And buy the lobster that has had Your knuckles in his claw ; But if you are a portly man , Put on your ...
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... round about , Like planets in the sky ? Wake up , wake up , my duck - legged man , And stir your solid pegs ! Arouse , arouse , my gawky friend , And shake your spider legs ; What though you ' re awkward at the trade , There's time ...
... round about , Like planets in the sky ? Wake up , wake up , my duck - legged man , And stir your solid pegs ! Arouse , arouse , my gawky friend , And shake your spider legs ; What though you ' re awkward at the trade , There's time ...
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Page 2 - The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Page 1 - I saw him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his round Through the town.