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THE REBUKE.
Said Brown—“When I, myself to rid
Of pestering Arabs, fiercely chid
The swarm which throng'd the Pyramid,
Of pestering Arabs, fiercely chid
The swarm which throng'd the Pyramid,
—My false teeth as I loudly swore
By chance fell out,—then all was o'er,
And not a word could I say more!”
By chance fell out,—then all was o'er,
And not a word could I say more!”
“You muff!” said Jones.—“Had you been quick
And seized that moment for the trick,
You might have talk'd Gum-Arabic!”
And seized that moment for the trick,
You might have talk'd Gum-Arabic!”
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