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WITCHES AND FAIRIES. |
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WITCHES AND FAIRIES.
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Oh, yes! we believe in the witches and fairies;They tease us and please us wherever we stray;
Ellens and Claras, and Jessies and Maries,
And scores of tormentors as wicked as they.
Their eyes are enchanted,
Their dimples are haunted;
Wherever they wander, some mischief is found;
Tears, smiles,
Blushes and wiles,
And spells without number they scatter around.
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'Tis well there's a charm that can bring them to reason,And make the most dangerous safe to behold;
A charm independent of place or of season—
A plain little, sweet little, circle of gold.
Put that on the finger,
No mischief will linger;
The witchcraft will fade, and the danger depart:
Come! try,
Ye who deny,
And you'll find all the fairies kind women at heart.
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