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AN EXPLANATION
BY ONE OF THE LIVERY
Says Blue-and-Buff, to Drab-and-Pink,
‘I've heard the hardest word, I think,
That ever posed me since my teens,
I wonder what As-best-os means!’
‘I've heard the hardest word, I think,
That ever posed me since my teens,
I wonder what As-best-os means!’
Says Drab-and-Pink to Blue-and-Buff,
‘The word is clear, and plain enough.
It means a Nag wot goes the pace,
And so as best os wins the race.’
‘The word is clear, and plain enough.
It means a Nag wot goes the pace,
And so as best os wins the race.’
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