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Title: The brownies through the Union
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924
Subjects: Fairies Children's poetry United States -- Juvenile poetry
Publisher: New York : Published by The Century Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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They started off to make a call On old tune-honored Funeuil Hall. It gave them great delight to range In freedom through the building strange. They stood around and speechified From balconies on either side. And talked about the times when there The angry people did repair, 47 THE BEOWNTES IN MASSACHUSETTS. I Till every nook and foot of spaceWas crowded with the populace.To Cambridge, with inquiring mind,The Brownies traveled next, to findThe ancient elm beneath whose shadeStood Washington to draw his blade,
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48 THE BROWNIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. ^ With solemn vows to take commandOf Ms bold, patriotic band.They tarried there to climb aboutAnd study old inscriptions out,And then away to Plymouth RockThe Brownies ran, a lively flock;For lightly does the Brownie go.And skims the meadow like a crow.When there is need of extra haste.Or few the mmutes he can waste.When that historic spot was found,In groups the Brownies stood aroundTo talk about the daring fewWhose spirit nothing could subdue. They entered boats,9 - < -^^ f and, pulling out Some space from shore,they turned about

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