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FRENCH CLOCKS, 1876.
Electric clocks in Paris now on trial,
So prompt are Frenchmen to adopt improvement;
We trust the hands may not be on the dial
Symbols of revolutionary movement.
So prompt are Frenchmen to adopt improvement;
We trust the hands may not be on the dial
Symbols of revolutionary movement.
Working by pendulum, like old French clock
Ne'er yet have Frenchmen gone two days alike;
Blest would they be, could one electric shock
Compel them all in unison to strike.
Ne'er yet have Frenchmen gone two days alike;
Blest would they be, could one electric shock
Compel them all in unison to strike.
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