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POEMS.
So with a change of base, his toes
Obliged to follow suit,
Somehow brought round a broken nose,
And a twisted leg—to boot.
Obliged to follow suit,
Somehow brought round a broken nose,
And a twisted leg—to boot.
About that time the world was made
Of crooked lightning-bars,
And in the intervals displayed
Were twenty million stars.
Of crooked lightning-bars,
And in the intervals displayed
Were twenty million stars.
A hapless, helpless pile they lay,
Two hearts that beat as one
In vowing ne'er again to pay
So dearly, just for fun.
Two hearts that beat as one
In vowing ne'er again to pay
So dearly, just for fun.
Peaches.
Peaches, peaches! everywhere
See the tempting baskets stand!
Luscious fruit from Delaware,
Ruddy cheeks from Maryland.
See the tempting baskets stand!
Luscious fruit from Delaware,
Ruddy cheeks from Maryland.
Orchards of the sunny South,
In surprising plentitude,
Furnish freely every mouth
Appetizing, dainty food.
In surprising plentitude,
Furnish freely every mouth
Appetizing, dainty food.
