Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 473
Scott or Byron, hisfavorite poets. I never can read The As-syrian came down, without hearing the ringof his voice and seeing the flash of his blue Or if war or fighting were mentioned, he wouldoften cry: Ay me ! what perils do environThe man that meddles with cold iron ! I must not leave the… … he unhitched the horse, leaped upon his back, and was off before the astonished driver could utter a word. (see next page.) eyes as he read, or rather recited, the splendidlines. He had a great liking for Pope, too (asI wish more people had nowadays), and forButlers Hudibras, which he was…
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