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Page 201
The chairs and tables glimmered far away ; I thought I heard Sir William Wellenough Remark upon the road to Mandalay , How much he liked a little bit of fuff . Then everybody played at Blind Man's Buff ; It must have been , I think ...
The chairs and tables glimmered far away ; I thought I heard Sir William Wellenough Remark upon the road to Mandalay , How much he liked a little bit of fuff . Then everybody played at Blind Man's Buff ; It must have been , I think ...
Page 227
... with you today You've heard it before but in case you forgot death isn't a passing away It's just a carrying on with friends relations and brightness Only you don't have to bother with sickness and there's no financial tightness .
... with you today You've heard it before but in case you forgot death isn't a passing away It's just a carrying on with friends relations and brightness Only you don't have to bother with sickness and there's no financial tightness .
Page 448
So , inch by inch , I tightened the winch , and chucked the sandbags outI heard the nursery cannons pop , I heard the bookies shout : ' The Meteor wins ! ' ' No , Wooden Spoon ! ' ' Check ! ' Vantage ! ' ' Leg Before ! ' Last Lap !
So , inch by inch , I tightened the winch , and chucked the sandbags outI heard the nursery cannons pop , I heard the bookies shout : ' The Meteor wins ! ' ' No , Wooden Spoon ! ' ' Check ! ' Vantage ! ' ' Leg Before ! ' Last Lap !
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Everyman Book of Light Verse |
| Editor | Robert Robinson |
| Publisher | Dent, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 0460045873, 9780460045872 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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