Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Robinson, Charles, ill · New York : Brentano's · leaf 46
re gone, and he is golden no longer,said the Mayor; in fact, he is little betterthan a beggar ! Little better than a beggar, said theTown Councillors. a And here is actually a dead bird at hisfeet ! continued the Mayor. We mustreally issue a proclamation that birds are notto be allowed to die here.… … THE HAPPY PRINCE Then they melted the statue in a furnace,and the Mayor held a meeting of the Corpora-tion to decide what was to be done with themetal. We must have another statue, ofcourse, he said, u and it shall be a statue ofmyself. u Of myself, said each of the TownCouncillors, and they…
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