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2So MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY RHYMES.
So turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine."
Ah! luckless speech, and bootless boast!
For which he paid full dear; For while he spake, a braying ass
Did sing most loud and clear;
Whereat his horse did snort, as he
Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might,
As he had done before.
Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig :
He lost them sooner than at first, For why—they were too big.
Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down
Into the country far away, She pulled out half-a-crown; |
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