Last May we made a crown of flowers: we had a merry day; Beneath the hawthorn on the green they made me Queen of May; And we danced about the may-pole and in the hazel copse, Till Charles's Wain came out above the tall white chimney-tops. Scenes of the Olden Time - Page 46by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
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