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A SIGH FOR THE PAST.
"Alas! for the sordid propensities of modern days, when everything is coined into gold, and
this once holiday planet of ours, is turned into a mere working-day world."
Washington Irving.
this once holiday planet of ours, is turned into a mere working-day world."
Washington Irving.
Oh! for the days of chivalry,
For a knight of heroic deed,
With a glittering helmet on his head,
And a fiery, prancing steed.
I'm tired of beaux with beaver hats,
And coats of black or blue—
Oh! for the days of old romance,
And their mail-clad heroes too.
