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... that old Sedan As the birds have discovered , — that old chair ! Sedan chair . It
is battered and tattered , - it little " Where ' s Troy ? " says the poet ! Look ,avails
under the seat That once it was lacquered , and glistened Is a nest with four eggs
...
... that old Sedan As the birds have discovered , — that old chair ! Sedan chair . It
is battered and tattered , - it little " Where ' s Troy ? " says the poet ! Look ,avails
under the seat That once it was lacquered , and glistened Is a nest with four eggs
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The glow and the glory are plighted To darkness , for evening is come ; The lamp
in Glebe Cottage is lighted , The birds and the sheep - bells are dumb . I ' m alone
, for the others have flitted To dine with a neighbour at Kew : Alone , but I ' m ...
The glow and the glory are plighted To darkness , for evening is come ; The lamp
in Glebe Cottage is lighted , The birds and the sheep - bells are dumb . I ' m alone
, for the others have flitted To dine with a neighbour at Kew : Alone , but I ' m ...
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W Indeed , farewell to bygone years ; How wonderful the change appears ; For
curates now , and cavaliers , In turn perplex you : The last are birds of feather gay
, Who swear the first are birds of prey ;I ' d scare them all had I my way , But that ...
W Indeed , farewell to bygone years ; How wonderful the change appears ; For
curates now , and cavaliers , In turn perplex you : The last are birds of feather gay
, Who swear the first are birds of prey ;I ' d scare them all had I my way , But that ...
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They are so fine and fair Her shy and simple words You ' d think a box of
essences Are sweet as , after rain - drops , Was broken in the air ; The music of
the birds . A SONG OF THE FOUR SEASONS . A SONG OF. The LADIES OF ST
JAMES's.
They are so fine and fair Her shy and simple words You ' d think a box of
essences Are sweet as , after rain - drops , Was broken in the air ; The music of
the birds . A SONG OF THE FOUR SEASONS . A SONG OF. The LADIES OF ST
JAMES's.
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SWEET AS , AFTER RAIN - DROPS , THE MUSIC OF THE BIRDS . " The ladies
of St . James ' s They have their fits and freaks ; They smile on you - - for seconds
; They frown on you — for weeks . My Phyllida ! my Phyllida ! I care not though ...
SWEET AS , AFTER RAIN - DROPS , THE MUSIC OF THE BIRDS . " The ladies
of St . James ' s They have their fits and freaks ; They smile on you - - for seconds
; They frown on you — for weeks . My Phyllida ! my Phyllida ! I care not though ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Authors | Austin Dobson, Frederick Locker-Lampson, Winthrop Mackworth Praed |
| Illustrated by | Maud Humphrey |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes, 1892 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 71 pages |
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