Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880, Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883, Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Belle au bois dormant, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902 · London ; New York : George Routledge and Sons ... · leaf 24
had been forgot ! It just occurs to me, indeed,Ere with my story I proceed,That I, perhaps, in order strictThe royal parents should depict. The Queen was young, and tall, and fair, With eyes a painter loves to study;And had the fashionable hair, Between the flaxen and the ruddy. You might have… … Corpulent, careless, jovial, fond Of—innocently, mind—gallanting ;He never went a step beyond. Ate, drank, and slept—twas whispered, snoredRight royally, and would have roaredIf any one had hinted—Banting ! 11 C 2 The Banquet. Here at the banquet him behold, With Fairy after Fairy flirting,Pledging…
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