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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 300

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THE HIGHWAYMAN OF DURLEY. 815 Toot-toot! Toot-tooil The Durley Coachswung into Durley Lane. The darkness fell upon the road, the moist-ure on the pane, While gaunt and black the branches wavedalong old Durley Hill, sirs, And at its foot the Squires woods stoodlonely, dense, and still, sirs. … Stop, there! The horses reared and plungedand halted in the dark.A hand had grasped the leaders rein, and swung a lanterns spark.And Mistress Pynch shrieked, Highway-men / with all her might and main,And Highwayf!ie7i / screamed GrannyGryce and Mistress Merrivein. 8i6 THE HIGHWAYMAN OF DURLEY.…

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