The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott Edited by his Son Edwin Elliott ... A New and Revised Edition: Two Volumes |
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[Said Death to Pol Sly, “Put no rum in thy tea]
Said Death to Pol Sly, “Put no rum in thy tea,Or die as thy mother died, aged twenty-three.”
Pol gave him an answer that struck the churl dumb,
“My mother, you know, put no tea in her rum.”
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