Oh, Abby, dear, have you the scene survey’d,
And viewed this beauteous carpet Nature’s made?
Not only in one spot its beauty’s shone,
But every building wears a milk-white dome.
How did you like the grand, majestic throng,[A]
Waving their banners as they wade along?
Their noble bells they called a grand review,
To see this beauteous carpet cut in two.
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