The merry companion, or humorous miscellany [T178332] [ecco]

DMI number:

815

Publication Date:

1752

ESTC number:

T178332

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW115630698

Shelfmark:

ECCO - Bod

Full Title:

THE | MERRY COMPANION, | OR | Humorous Miscellany. | CONTAINING | [two columns] [col1] Comical Characters, | Witty Jests, | Humorous Essays, [/col1] | [col2] Smart Epigrams. | Excellent Epitaphs, | Puzzling Rebus's. [/col2] | And a COLLECTION of celebrated | New SONGS. | [rule] | [epigraph] | [rule] | [ornament] | [double rule] | [i]DUBLIN:[/i] | Printed by A. M'CULLOH, | For J. COTTER, in [i]Skinner-Row[/i], 1752.

Epigraph:

[i]That Work stands fairest for an Age to last, | Which (Nosegay-like) has Flow'rs for ev'ry Taste.[/i]

Place of Publication:

Dublin

Genres:

Miscellaneous collection

Format:

Duodecimo

Comments:

Contents: prose pp. [3]-12; 'Pleasant Pieces of Poetry' pp. 13-26; Jests pp. 26-30; Epigrams pp. 31-34; Epitaphs pp. 35-39; Songs pp. 39-60.

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Printer:

A. McCulloh

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

J. Cotter

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

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Content/Publication

First Line:

O rare Ben Jonson what a turncoat grown

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Poem Title:

On Ben. Johnston's Bust, set up in Westminster-Abbey, with the Buttons on the wrong Side of his Coat

Attribution:

by the Rev. Mr. Samuel Wesley.

Attributed To:

Samuel Wesley

First Line:

On vice your humorous vein display

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p.11

Poem Title:

[no title]

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First Line:

What is the blooming tincture of a skin

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p.12

Poem Title:

[no title]

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First Line:

In sable clad one might expect

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p.13

Poem Title:

An Extempore Thoughts, on seeing her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales in Mourning.

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First Line:

This flower of Britain in its bud survey

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p.13

Poem Title:

Upon his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.

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First Line:

Immortal Newton never spoke

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p.14

Poem Title:

On seeing the Picture of Beau Nash at full length between two Busts of Newton and Pope, in the Pump Room at Bath.

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First Line:

It makes me smile when solemn fools

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p.14

Poem Title:

The Wonder and no Wonder.

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First Line:

The careful gardener with unceasing toil

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p.14

Poem Title:

Upon the younger Branches of the Royal Family.

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First Line:

As fame of late through Britain sped

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pp.15-17

Poem Title:

Fame and Truth.

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Briton if thou wouldst sure destruction shun

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p.15

Poem Title:

Chalk'd on the Shutter of an Infernal Gin Shop.

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First Line:

Hush hush the god of love here sleeping lies

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p.15

Poem Title:

Love Asleep.

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First Line:

Oh that the atheist would the sky survey

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p.15

Poem Title:

The Atheist Baffled.

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First Line:

Get along sir I hate you that's flat

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p.18

Poem Title:

A Dialogue between Squire N-- and Miss M--.

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First Line:

Pretty missee

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p.18

Poem Title:

Spoken extempore by a celebrated Poet, to a young Lady in St. James's Park.

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First Line:

Ladies your most obsequious you must know

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p.19

Poem Title:

An Epilogue, spoken by Miss Woffington at fifteen Years of Age, in Man's Cloaths.

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First Line:

Once on a time it by chance came to pass

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pp.19-20

Poem Title:

All to no Purpose, or Labour in vain.

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First Line:

Sweet solitude when life's gay hours are past

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p.19

Poem Title:

On Solitude.

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Here native graces with sound judgment grow

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p.20

Poem Title:

On the celebrated Miss Woffington.

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From London Paul the carrier coming down

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p.21

Poem Title:

The Whimsical Proclamation; or, The Maiden's Wish.

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First Line:

In vain with weeping eyes the queen of love

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pp.22-23

Poem Title:

Cupid turn'd Tipstaff; an Heroi-Comic Tale.

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First Line:

Geron a jovial monk a tipling blade

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pp.25-26

Poem Title:

Old Geron and his Maid Margery; or, the Leak discover'd, a Tale.

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First Line:

An epigram's good when like you mistress Frail

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p.31

Poem Title:

To a Lady who desired to know in what the Goodness of an Epigram consists.

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First Line:

An old stale widower loving a young wench

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p.31

Poem Title:

The old Widower repulsed.

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First Line:

One prompt physician like a sculler plies

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p.31

Poem Title:

The Advantage of having two Physicians.

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First Line:

Laugh at dull ignorance and them that say

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p.31

Poem Title:

To the Honourable Author of an Essay

Attribution:

by the late William Walsh, Esq;

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William Walsh

First Line:

Keen wholesome satire all endure

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p.32

Poem Title:

To Doctor Smallhead.

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First Line:

When a man to the town for a show brings a lion

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p.32

Poem Title:

To a surly Publican, Master of the Red Lyon Inn, at a certain Place near Oxford.

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First Line:

When in the dark on thy soft hand I hung

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p.32

Poem Title:

On a deform'd Lady.

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First Line:

Your justice sirs is wondrous great

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p.32

Poem Title:

Spoken extempore to two railing Parsons.

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First Line:

Of fools and knaves what plenty Bath affords

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p.33

Poem Title:

On Bath.

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First Line:

Praised and caressed the tuneful Phillips sung

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p.33

Poem Title:

The Buck's Delight. An Acrostick.

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First Line:

Sol Daphne sees and seeing her admires

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p.33

Poem Title:

On the Power of Love.

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First Line:

The greatest proof of courage we can give

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p.33

Poem Title:

True Courage.

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First Line:

Oh what bosom but must yield

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p.34

Poem Title:

To a Sempstress.

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First Line:

Says Phillis blushing to her lover

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p.34

Poem Title:

A Rebus.

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First Line:

What in green fields and gardens flies humming along

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p.34

Poem Title:

Another.

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First Line:

Here lies old Hobson death hath broke his girt

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p.35

Poem Title:

On Hobson, this University Carrier, who sicken'd in the Time of his Vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by Reason of the Plague.

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First Line:

We fear to lose what a small time must waste

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p.35

Poem Title:

Life and Death.

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First Line:

Stay bachelor if you have wit

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p.36

Poem Title:

On a Man and his Wife.

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First Line:

The modest stone what few vain marbles can

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p.36

Poem Title:

On Mr. Fenton

Attribution:

by Mr. Pope.

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Alexander Pope

First Line:

Beneath this stone the world's wonder lies

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p.37

Poem Title:

On Dr. Keil, the late famous Astrologer.

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First Line:

Near his paternal seat here buried lies

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pp.37-38

Poem Title:

On the late Right Hon. Thomas Winnington, Esq;

Attribution:

by Sir C. H. W.

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Sir Charles Hanbury Williams

First Line:

Here innocence and beauty lies whose breath

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p.38

Poem Title:

On Another.

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First Line:

Here lies a man who no man spared

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p.38

Poem Title:

On Aretine.

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First Line:

So fair so young so innocent so sweet

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p.38

Poem Title:

On the Death of a Virgin Beauty.

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First Line:

Half burned alive beneath this dunghill lies

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p.39

Poem Title:

On a Gin-Drinker.

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First Line:

Tom loves Mary passing well

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pp.39-40

Poem Title:

Sung by Mr. Beard at Ranelagh-Gardens.

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First Line:

Stern winter has left us the trees are in bloom

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pp.40-41

Poem Title:

Jocky and Jenny.

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First Line:

How sweet are those herrings how rich is the taste

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pp.41-42

Poem Title:

The Buss. Tune, Derry down.

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First Line:

By a prattling stream in a midsummer's eve

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pp.42-43

Poem Title:

Sweet William.

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First Line:

See how thy captive lark

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p.43

Poem Title:

On a young Lady's Lark.

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First Line:

The lowland lads think they are fine

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pp.43-44

Poem Title:

The new Highland Laddie.

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First Line:

When Chloe first young Colin saw

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pp.45-46

Poem Title:

Court me not.

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First Line:

The women all tell me I'm false to my lass

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pp.46-47

Poem Title:

The big belly'd Bottle.

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First Line:

I'll sing to my lover all night and all day

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pp.47-48

Poem Title:

Jocky.

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First Line:

Fair Hebe I left with a cautious design

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p.48

Poem Title:

Fair Hebe.

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First Line:

Attend ye nymphs whilst I impart

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pp.49-50

Poem Title:

A Song. Tune, Swains I scorn.

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First Line:

Tell me pride of the creation

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p.49

Poem Title:

A new favourite Song.

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First Line:

On thee sweet picture I can gaze

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pp.50-51

Poem Title:

Address to Celia's Picture

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First Line:

Tell me dear charmer tell me why

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pp.51-52

Poem Title:

A new Song.

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First Line:

To Celia thus fond Damon said

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p.51

Poem Title:

Damon to Celia.

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First Line:

When Jove first saw my Fanny's face

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pp.52-53

Poem Title:

A favourite new Song.

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First Line:

When first by fond Damon Flavella was seen

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p.53

Poem Title:

Flavella.

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First Line:

With an honest old friend and a merry old song

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pp.53-54

Poem Title:

With an honest old Friend.

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First Line:

Jolly mortals fill your glasses

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p.54

Poem Title:

Let's be jovial, fill our Glasses.

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First Line:

That all men are beggars we plainly may see

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pp.54-55

Poem Title:

Which no body can deny.

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First Line:

A trifling song you shall hear

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pp.55-57

Poem Title:

Nonsensical folks prepare

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First Line:

Nanny blushes when I woo her

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p.57

Poem Title:

[no title]

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First Line:

Yes I'm in love I feel it now

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pp.57-58

Poem Title:

[no title]

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First Line:

Eliza asketh me to write

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p.58

Poem Title:

A new song, wrote extempore, by a gentleman, in answer to a young lady who desired he might write a song on her.

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by a gentleman

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First Line:

For shame for shame Oxonians all

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p.58

Poem Title:

On stealing the body of a young woman to be anatomized, from St. Peter's church-yard, Oxford.

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First Line:

I dreamed that buried in my fellow clay

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p.59

Poem Title:

On a nobleman's tombstone at Woodford wells.

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First Line:

Of flesh and blood both I was bore

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p.59

Poem Title:

Enigma.

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First Line:

What various charms can Celia boast

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p.59

Poem Title:

To a lady sitting cross-legg'd for a gentleman at cards.

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First Line:

Assist me all ye tuneful bards

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p.60

Poem Title:

Nanny of the Hill.

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