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An alphabet of history (1905)

Nesbit, Wilbur Dick, 1871-1927, Young, Ellsworth, Nash, John Henry, 1871-1947. asn CU-BANC, Paul Elder and Company. (1905) bkp CU-BANC, Tomoyé Press. (1905) bkp CU-BANC · San Francisco : Paul Elder and Company Publishers · leaf 19

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, my lads, yo ho! Oh, William Kidd was a pirate big, Yo ho, my lads, yo ho!He feared no frigate, bark or brig, Yo ho, my lads, yo ho! And while his grim flag flapped and tossedAbove the ship that Bill Kidd bossed,His victims knew just how they lost, Three centuries ago. Oh, William Kidd was a… … UCULLUS Lucullus was a fighter for a portion of his life;He won the bay and laurel by his prowess in the strife.He came back home a hero (and no doubt, just as today,They named a cocktail for him ere they looked the other way).But when Lucullus noticed he was losing grips on fame,He struck a happy…

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