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A Disappointment.
HeI prithee, tell me whre you live?
Oh Maid, so sweet and rare!”
She
“I am ye miller's daughter, sir;
And live just over shre”
He
“Of all ye Maids I ever saw,
You are beyond compare.”
She
“Oh; thank you, sir! Oh; thank you, sir!
Your words are very fair.”
He
“So I wld ask you something, now;
If I might only dare”
She
“Now, you may ask me wht you please,
For anything I care.”
He
“Then will you marry me? For we
Wld make a goodly pair.”
She
“I thank you sir; your offer, it
Is most extremely rare.
But as I am already wed,
You'r late, sir, for ye Fair.”
At ths ye Bachelor walked away;
And talked to himself of tht Lass so gay—
“Her hair is very decidedly red;
And her eyes have somewhat of a cast in her head;
And her feet are large; and her hands are coarse;
And, without I'm mistaken, her voice is hoarse.
'Tis a bargain of whch I am very well rid;
I am glad, on ye whole, I escaped as I did.”
And talked to himself of tht Lass so gay—
“Her hair is very decidedly red;
And her eyes have somewhat of a cast in her head;
And her feet are large; and her hands are coarse;
And, without I'm mistaken, her voice is hoarse.
'Tis a bargain of whch I am very well rid;
I am glad, on ye whole, I escaped as I did.”
Howard Pyle.
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