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"HAVE you apples, good grocer?"
"O yes, ma'am, how many?"
"How do you sell them, Sir?"
"Two for a penny."
"I'll have two, Mr. Grocer,
They're good for my baby;
Send 'em home in an hour, Sir."
"That I will, lady."
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THERE was an old woman of Wigg,
Who fattened her favorite pig.
"I'll eat him," she said,
"From his tail to his head"--
This greedy old woman of Wigg.
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THERE was a brave knight of Lorraine,
Who hated to give people pain.
"I'll skeer them," he said,
"But won't kill 'em dead"--
This noble young knight of Lorraine.
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THERE was an old doctor of Brille,
Who gave all his patients a pill.
"It will cure 'em," he said,
Or else kill 'em dead"--
This skillful old doctor of Brille.
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