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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 261

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CURTSYING DEEP WITH HER FINEST SWEEP AND POINTING OF DAINTY TOES. Measure! quoth she, and back to backthey tried their youthful height. T will be too short ; she shook her head. Your boots would be in sight. T will robe you safely, neck to heel; t isflowing, long, and wide.And forth she fared to… … MEASURE ! QUOTH SHE. There s Jenny and there s Polly shemourned. On Sabbd1 dayThey wear their buff and purple silks. And then, there s JVabby Ray;Upon a pillion will she ride next Saturday to town—Her father so hath promised her—to buy asilken gown. A scant fifteen is Nabby; full six months more am…

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