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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 713

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altimely butts. Hush, naughty Bill! MissBetty cried. Then Peter Pig may sing forhe has such a grunty voice, as bass asanything. Then Billy, you shall have yourturn, and we will all join in the final choruswhen I tell you singers to begin. BOB AND BETTY SING Our IVORY SOAP is white and pure.Sweet as… … HURRAY for Peter, shouted Bill,such operatic stunts are much enhancedby purple spats and Peters husky grunts.Ah, hum, te-he, now list to me,— THEN BILLY SINGS The leopard cannot change his spots.Nor piggies change their coats.But IVORY SOAP makes woolly lambsOf butfful William Goats.

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