Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 167
, glass, and tile, Rich woven goods And precious woods,And statues in the aisle. When Pompey with his parents dined,Upon low couches they reclined,And thus in stateRare viands ate Of every sort and kind.For clothing Pompey round him drapedA Roman garment queerly shaped— A toga of white wool,… … POMPEY S CHRISTMAS. 155 Or, if he cared to see a show,To Circus Maximus he d go;Then, he could read a scrollOr a papyrus roll;Or, if he d wish,In Tiber fish;And there were many Roman games—I have forgotten their queer names But shall I tell you of the wayYoung Pompey spent one Christmas DayIn…
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