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[Mr. and Mrs. Scott, and I]
Mr. and Mrs. Scott, and I,
With Mr. Manson, Editor,
And of the social Proctors four,
Agreed the season to defy.
With Mr. Manson, Editor,
And of the social Proctors four,
Agreed the season to defy.
We mustered forces at the Rail,
Struck hands and made our interests one:
Alas for absent Annie Hayle
Who should have shared the fare and fun.
Struck hands and made our interests one:
Alas for absent Annie Hayle
Who should have shared the fare and fun.
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Not neighbour Humble and her child
—Tho' well-disposed of doubtful force—
But Annie Hayle my verse deplores,
Behatted plump alert and mild.
—Tho' well-disposed of doubtful force—
But Annie Hayle my verse deplores,
Behatted plump alert and mild.
From Newcastle to Sunderland
Upon a misty morn in June
We took the train: on either hand
Grimed streets were changed for meadows soon.
Upon a misty morn in June
We took the train: on either hand
Grimed streets were changed for meadows soon.
Umbrellas, tarts and sandwiches
Sustained our spirits' temperate flow,
With potted jam, and cold as snow
Rough-coated sun-burnt oranges.
Sustained our spirits' temperate flow,
With potted jam, and cold as snow
Rough-coated sun-burnt oranges.
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