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NEW-YEAR'S DAY
“A happy New Year to you, my lady!
To give you this greeting I came.”
“Oh, thank you, indeed,” said the sweet little lady,
“And, truly, I wish you the same.”
To give you this greeting I came.”
“Oh, thank you, indeed,” said the sweet little lady,
“And, truly, I wish you the same.”
“I wish you many returns, my lady,
A long chain of years, I may say,
Linked into garlands of joy, my lady,
And now I must bid you good day.”
A long chain of years, I may say,
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And now I must bid you good day.”
“Yes, many returns,” said the bright little lady,
“In sooth, I would wish for them, too;
A long, long chain,” said the dear little lady,
“Of beautiful visits from you!”
“In sooth, I would wish for them, too;
A long, long chain,” said the dear little lady,
“Of beautiful visits from you!”
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