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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 54

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?^* … Your ignorance, the lobster said, Is natural, I fear,Such scandal is a shame, he sobbed, It is not true, my dear!And with his pocket-handkerchief He wiped away a tear. So out she put her little hand,As though she feared him not, When some one grabbed him suddenlyAnd put him in a pot, With water…

Children's poetry, American

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