Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 183
But when one dotard with the gout,Though very lame, walked quickly out(His speed was great to the palace yardBy the zealous help of a royal guard),And when, despite his snowy hair,He was banished, then and there —Strange to say, they ceased their din;You might have heard a falling pin! … iiiiiBil ■ta&* W The King arose in the silent hallAnd thus addressed the wisemen all: Our wisemen, ye are summoned hereTo free our land from constant fearOf pygmies and their thoughtless pranks.
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