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Excerpt from Faggots for the Fireside: Or Tales of Fact and Fancy
Come, Girls and Boys Black Eyes and Blue And hear a story told for you. Lay down your books, John, Tom, and Rob De seated, if you please. No laughing, Bob Just stir the fire, Ben. Steady - steady! Hand me my specs, Jane. So all's ready! There go the tongs again, slam bang, And pussy's tail has got a whang! Poor puss be wise of boys beware, And keep your tail with better care. Sit still now, all, and hear the story Old Parley's rhyme would set before ye. The bright New Year has come; and though The night is dark, and chill winds blow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
