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The Ingoldsby Lyrics

By Thomas Ingoldsby [i.e. R. H. Barham]
Ingoldsby, Thomas (1788-1845)

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An Archæological Hint to the Curators of Canterbury Cathedral.

From the droppings of dicky-birds, fann'd by a breeze, a
Spontaneous combustion occurr'd once at Pisa;
Beware then, grave guardians of old Durovernum,
Lest cock robins build in your cloisters and burn 'em.
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