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... bird's - eye view of men and things , but of an experienced man of affairs , who has few prejudices and a decidedly practical hostility to humbug and cant on all subjects . lively , animated and agreeable companion . " -- N . Y. World ...
... bird's - eye view of men and things , but of an experienced man of affairs , who has few prejudices and a decidedly practical hostility to humbug and cant on all subjects . lively , animated and agreeable companion . " -- N . Y. World ...
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... Birds of rare plume Sung , in its bloom ; Night - birds are we : THE MAHOGANY - TREE . Here we carouse , Singing 110 THE MAHOGANY - TREE . THE MAHOGANY-TREE.
... Birds of rare plume Sung , in its bloom ; Night - birds are we : THE MAHOGANY - TREE . Here we carouse , Singing 110 THE MAHOGANY - TREE . THE MAHOGANY-TREE.
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... birds of feather gay , Who swear the first are birds of prey ; I'd scare them all had I my way , But that might vex you . At times I've envied , it is true , That hero blithe , of twenty - two , Who sent bouquets and billets doux , And ...
... birds of feather gay , Who swear the first are birds of prey ; I'd scare them all had I my way , But that might vex you . At times I've envied , it is true , That hero blithe , of twenty - two , Who sent bouquets and billets doux , And ...
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... birds and the sheep - bells are dumb . I'm alone at my casement , for Pappy Is summon'd to dinner to Kew : I'm alone , my dear Fred , but I'm happy- I'm thinking of you . I wish you were here . Were I duller Than dull , you'd be dearer ...
... birds and the sheep - bells are dumb . I'm alone at my casement , for Pappy Is summon'd to dinner to Kew : I'm alone , my dear Fred , but I'm happy- I'm thinking of you . I wish you were here . Were I duller Than dull , you'd be dearer ...
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... bird , some treasured plants in jars , About your casement ? I often wander up and down , When morning bathes the silent town In golden glory : Perhaps , unwittingly , I've heard Your thrilling - toned canary - bird From that third ...
... bird , some treasured plants in jars , About your casement ? I often wander up and down , When morning bathes the silent town In golden glory : Perhaps , unwittingly , I've heard Your thrilling - toned canary - bird From that third ...
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AB EXTRA ALFRED TENNYSON ANGORA CAT Araminta beauty beneath bird bliss blue blush bosom Bouillabaisse BRAZEN HEAD bright Burnham-beeches cane-bottom'd chair charm cheek Christmas in Town CLAUDE TILLIER Coleraine dance dear dear Phoebe Dorothy dreams eyes fair To fill fill my glass flower FRANK friends Gerty girl give glove glow gone good-night hair hand happy hear heart HENRY LUTTRELL kiss lady laugh LAWRENCE LETTICE WHITE light Lilian lips look maid Miss morning MORTIMER COLLINS neighbor Nelly never o'er once PALL MALL perhaps pleasant pleasure poet poor pretty reason fair rhyme rose ROSE SONG rosy round scarce sigh Sing heigh-ho smile soft song soul spends his Christmas sweet talk tears tell tender thee There's think's a reason THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY thou thought tree Twas vers de société vex'd wife wind youth