Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924 · New York, The Century co · leaf 119
And we may this exploit regretBefore the morrows sun has set.For many a one, old dames have said,Has tossed through night a restless head,The only sleepless one in town,Because on pillows made of down,That cruel fingers had plucked looseTo music of the squawking goose.Another said: The fact is… … THE BROWNIES IN ARABIA. Bui where such wondrous tufts existA few small feathers wont be missed,T is lucky for the bird that weAre satisfied with two or three;For if it fell in human hands,He d soon go naked oer the sands;Or, if a beast such chance could find,He M hardly leave the hones behind.* A…
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