Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 638
he heardA small voice by his side. Oh, make me large and fat, it said, And stuff me full of plums,So that I may attract ap-plauseFrom every one who comes. Oh, put a piece of citron in,And make me rich and rare,That I may serve for dukes _.and earlsWho sumptuously dofare. The baker chuckled inhis… … For, swelled to twice his natural sizeWith yeast and plums and pride, He scorned the doughnuts, pies, and cakes.And elbowed them aside. 1 m waiting for the duke, he said, With whom I am to dine ! Just then two newsboys came alongWhose appetites were fine. My eye ! they cried, comeover hereAnd see…
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