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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 464

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(so says the historee),And he was the Royal Hoopoe, most splendid for to see.Upon his head the Hoopoe used to wear, as I am told,A crest of lovely feathers, like a crown of shining gold; Yes, his crest of golden feathers He wore it in all weathers;They say he never took it off, so proud he was of… … THE DANCING COMPETITION. Now there is yet another bird that figures in my tale: Some called her Philomela, and others Nightingale. She was small and brown to look at, but if you chanced to hear What a swell she was at singing, you would say she was a dear— Hear her fluting, hear her trilling, All…

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