Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 342
To the court of Olla, the Island of Ease, Two wise men came one day.On a geological journey bound,With hammer and chisel, the wide world roundThey were visiting isle and continent,And winning, wherever their steps they bent,By explanation and argumentTheir way. … But here, as soon as they went to work, In Olla, the Island of Ease,A personage, dignified, florid, and bland,Came hurriedly out to them, hat in hand. The Monarch of Olla regrets, said he, This manifestation of industry,Desires you will stop it immediately,If you please. Objects to your chipping…
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