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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 575

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Now, as I said before I spoke, the Prince of BanderwhagWas fond of all athletic sports (but tiddledywinks and tag),And so he held a tournament outside his castle wall,And forty knights within two weeks responded to his call. When the day arrived, the gathering of spectators was immense,And (though… … The tournament was opened with a game of blindmans-buff.(Of course the players took great pains to keep from being rough!)The judges all awarded to Sir Thingumbob first place,Because when he was IT he showed the most delightful grace. The next event (a knitting-match) was won by Baron Snitch.Prince…

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