Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 222
Among the charms that have won their fame,Politeness has a superior claim;A graceful bow is the laudable aim Of every well-bred native.And so they bow in the manner grand,The manner coy, and the manner bland;They bow in the manner haughty, and The manner dep-re-ca-tive. … 158 BALLADS OF THE BE-BA-BOES [Dec, r Well, it chanced one day, no matter how,That a Chinese Mandarin named Chozv,Renowned for his Chesterfieldian bow, Arrived with ostentation.And challenged any citizen there,To a Bowing Match in the Public Square,And advertised the whole affair By formal…
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