ace, with his knowing green eyes,And thus in an accent uncommonly shrillHe warmly rephed to our wondering Will. Good breeding forbids that I walk thro the streetsAmong all the elite without boots to my feet:Just order a pair and Ill soon let you seeIf Johnny and Jacob are richer than we. There was… … II Puss mounted the armchair, as grave as a judgeJohn muttered ridiculous, — Jacob cried fud^e.But Will, with a smile at this joke of the brutes,Said, Measure our friend for a stout pair of boots. 250 FAVOURITES OF A NURSERY
Nursery rhymes
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