She twanked a tune on her light guitar, A low, sweet jangle of tangled sounds, As blurred as the voices of fairies are, Dancing in noonday dales and downs; ...
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Article : 82 wordsOld Alexander Jones, who was ill, The doctor to health did restore; But when old Jones saw the M.D.'s till, He was ten times sicker than before. ...
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