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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 262

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nd dancing, too, and jugglery, Beheld by every flunky !While he, forsooth, was not allowedTo mingle in the festive crowd,Where chattered, quite sedate and proud, His mothers favorite monkey ! At dinner-time, oh, luscious juice —He smelled it now — of roasted goose!There would be game, with onions… … DELIBERATELY HE SQUEEZED IT ! They did not mind a thing like that,But fondly, where she should have sat,Placed her beloved mummy! Now Amnes was a lovely boy,His princely parents pride and joy,If we indeed may trust em ;

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