Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 141
that no one ever noticed thiscountry after it was condensed. Passing shipscould not come near enough to see such a very lit-tle place, and there never were any very good roadsto it by land. But the people continued to be happy and pros-perous, and they kept up the celebration of SweetMarjoram Day… … Listen ! and hear the tea-kettle sing: Sing a-sing a-sing a-sing ! It matters not how hot the fire,It only sends its voice up higher: Sing a-sing a-sing a-sing !Sing a-sing a-sing a-sing ! Listen ! and hear the tea-kettle sing : Sing a-sing a-sing a-sing ! As if t were task of fret and toilTo bring…
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