Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 229
HEN the courtiers stared at each other, aghast,And the ladies shed many a tear,As sadly they thought upon holidays past,With their bountiful pleasure and cheer;But the king said, Oh riddle-de-fiddle-de-dee!My wise men must settle this trouble for me! The wise men the summons did instantly heed,And,… … HEY gallantly rode at the top of their speedOer the hills and the valleys between.They were all of them solemn, and learned, andold, And each wore a turban of scarlet and gold. Then they studied the sky with a critical eye, And they noted the new-fallen snow,And they waited to see where the moon…
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