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Told in the twilight (1880)

Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929, Edwards, Mary Ellen, 1839-ca. 1910. ill, Staples, John C. ill · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 17

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^f And then uprose a little shrimp: I am the last, said he,Of what was once, as you all know, A happy familee!Without a care we leapt and danced All in the merry seal Alack I the cruel fisherman, He caught them all but me;The prisner clapped her hands and yelled- I heard her—Shrimps for tealAnd… … 14 Guilty, his Lordship said, and sighed, A verdict sad but true:To pass the sentence of the court Is all I have to do;It is, that as youve fed on us, Why, we must feed on you She tried to speak; she could not speak; She tried to run, but no 1The lobsters seized and hurried her Off to the cells…

Children's poetry, American

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