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The brownies around the world (1894)

Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924 · New York, The Century co · leaf 24

An illustration from The brownies around the world, 1894, leaf 24 — e while they halted to survey A steep and grass-grown mound of clay, Said one, This marks an old redoubt Where once the British kept lookout, When Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull Had their last interesting pull, Or tug of war, as records show, Now over eighty years ago. The Thousand Islands may be named… … Has not an equal far or near, For water sparkling bright and clear. It thrills the heart and charms the sight, Tims dancing on, as in delight, To pom* its fresh and crystal flow Into the ocean far below. No wonder Indians strewed, like stones,Along its banks the settlers1 bones.Before they d leave…

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