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Page 181
... Mary , " says I ; " Oh , don't talk to my mother , " says Mary , Beginning to cry : " For my mother says men are decaivers , And never , I know , will consent ; She says girls in a hurry to marry , At leisure repent . " 66 Then ...
... Mary , " says I ; " Oh , don't talk to my mother , " says Mary , Beginning to cry : " For my mother says men are decaivers , And never , I know , will consent ; She says girls in a hurry to marry , At leisure repent . " 66 Then ...
Page 552
... Mary Brown with a robbin ' of she . This Mary was pore and in misery once , And she came to Mrs. Roney it's more than twelve monce She adn't got no bed , nor no dinner , nor no tea , And kind Mrs. Roney gave Mary all three . Mrs. Roney kep ...
... Mary Brown with a robbin ' of she . This Mary was pore and in misery once , And she came to Mrs. Roney it's more than twelve monce She adn't got no bed , nor no dinner , nor no tea , And kind Mrs. Roney gave Mary all three . Mrs. Roney kep ...
Page 553
... Mary , says she . I don't care three fardens for the parson and clark , And the bell may keep ringing from noon day to dark . Mary Brown , Mary Brown , you must come along with me . And I think this young man is lucky to be free . So ...
... Mary , says she . I don't care three fardens for the parson and clark , And the bell may keep ringing from noon day to dark . Mary Brown , Mary Brown , you must come along with me . And I think this young man is lucky to be free . So ...
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Ahkond of Swat ain't Akhoond BALLAD beautiful bird black crow blow blue Bouillabaisse Brown Charles Stuart Calverley cried cursed dead dear Edward Lear eyes face fair father Frederick Locker-Lampson Gelett Burgess girl give grew hair hand head heard heart James Kenneth Stephen John kiss knew lady laugh live look Lord maid maiden married Mary merry moon morning mother ne'er never night nose o'er Oliver Herford play poor pray pretty purple quoth rhyme rose round Sam Walter Foss sigh sing smile song soul sure Swat sweet tail tears tell thee There's thing Thomas Hood thou thought took town turned twas Unknown W. M. Thackeray W. S. Gilbert walk wife wind wine wonder Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo young