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At first they move slowly, with caution and grace,
Like horses when just setting out on a race;
For dancers at balls, just like horses at races,
Must amble a little to show off their paces.
The music plays faster, their raptures begin,
Like lambkins they skip, like tetotums they spin:
Now draperies whirl, and now petticoats fly,
And ancles at least are exposed to the eye.
Like horses when just setting out on a race;
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Must amble a little to show off their paces.
The music plays faster, their raptures begin,
Like lambkins they skip, like tetotums they spin:
Now draperies whirl, and now petticoats fly,
And ancles at least are exposed to the eye.
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