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... table when dinner was done ! The chairs , in a circle , were placed round the hearth , And joy reigned supreme in that season of mirth . The riddle and jest each its merry turn took , MARY CHALENOR . 7 MY GRANDFATHER'S ROOM.
... table when dinner was done ! The chairs , in a circle , were placed round the hearth , And joy reigned supreme in that season of mirth . The riddle and jest each its merry turn took , MARY CHALENOR . 7 MY GRANDFATHER'S ROOM.
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... tables we stirred , When the first merry notes of the fiddle were heard . They may bring foreign fashions , and praise , if they will , The beauty and grace of a waltz or quadrille ; But choose me a partner who's merry and free , And ...
... tables we stirred , When the first merry notes of the fiddle were heard . They may bring foreign fashions , and praise , if they will , The beauty and grace of a waltz or quadrille ; But choose me a partner who's merry and free , And ...
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... tables may groan with the weight of the feast , The viands be rich , and the lustres burn bright , Surrounded by mirrors reflecting their light : The host may be noble - around him may stand The proudest and fairest that dwell in the ...
... tables may groan with the weight of the feast , The viands be rich , and the lustres burn bright , Surrounded by mirrors reflecting their light : The host may be noble - around him may stand The proudest and fairest that dwell in the ...
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... bright . But what he made his polish of Not one of them could tell , — They only wished that they could make Their tables look as well . One housewife in particular Accosted him one day , And MARY CHALENOR . 31 THE CURLY-HEADED BROKER.
... bright . But what he made his polish of Not one of them could tell , — They only wished that they could make Their tables look as well . One housewife in particular Accosted him one day , And MARY CHALENOR . 31 THE CURLY-HEADED BROKER.
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... tables bright . She stirred the polish with a stick ; But , what was her surprise , When first a long thin tail she saw , And then a pair of eyes ! She stirred again , and pulled the tail , When 32 POETICAL REMAINS OF.
... tables bright . She stirred the polish with a stick ; But , what was her surprise , When first a long thin tail she saw , And then a pair of eyes ! She stirred again , and pulled the tail , When 32 POETICAL REMAINS OF.
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