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Ro and a-buying
A bonnet grand in Town,
With bows on, and a rose on,
To match my new pink gown.

A-crooking, and a-looking
In the little looking-glass,
‘Tis true I thought I saw there
A very lovely lass.

When a-bridling and a-sidling
Said a very horrid bird—

“Oh Polly—P-r-e-t-t-y Polly”
In a tone the folks all heard.

He called it, and he squalled it,
And made the people laugh!
Now do you think he meant it,

Or was it only “chaff”?
Llrzabeth S. Tucker.

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