Mopsa the Fairy By Jean Ingelow |
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THE PARROT IN HIS SHAWL. |
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 | CHAPTER V.
THE PARROT IN HIS SHAWL. Mopsa the Fairy |  |
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CHAPTER V. THE PARROT IN HIS SHAWL.
That handkerchief
Did an Egyptian to my mother give:
She was a charmer, and could almost read
The thoughts of people.
—Othello.
—Othello.
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[My good man—he's an old, old man—]
My good man—he's an old, old man—
And my good man got a fall,
To buy me a bargain so fast he ran
When he heard the gipsies call:
‘Buy, buy brushes,
Baskets wrought o' rushes.
Buy them, buy them, take them, try them,
Buy, dames all.’
And my good man got a fall,
To buy me a bargain so fast he ran
When he heard the gipsies call:
‘Buy, buy brushes,
Baskets wrought o' rushes.
Buy them, buy them, take them, try them,
Buy, dames all.’
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My old man, he has money and land,
And a young, young wife am I.
Let him put the penny in my white hand
When he hears the gipsies cry:
‘Buy, buy laces,
Veils to screen your faces.
Buy them, buy them, take and try them.
Buy, maids, buy.’
And a young, young wife am I.
Let him put the penny in my white hand
When he hears the gipsies cry:
‘Buy, buy laces,
Veils to screen your faces.
Buy them, buy them, take and try them.
Buy, maids, buy.’
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[My fair lady's a dear, dear lady—]
My fair lady's a dear, dear lady—I walked by her side to woo.
In a garden alley, so sweet and shady,
She answered, ‘I love not you,
John, John Brady,’
Quoth my dear lady,
‘Pray now, pray now, go your way now,
Do, John, do!’
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[Yet my fair lady's my own, own lady]
Yet my fair lady's my own, own lady,For I passed another day;
While making her moan, she sat all alone,
And thus and thus did she say:
‘John, John Brady,’
Quoth my dear lady,
‘Do now, do now, once more woo now,
Pray, John, pray!’
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THE PARROT IN HIS SHAWL. Mopsa the Fairy | |