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Rh I had been to the play With my pearl of a Peri— But, for all I could say, She declared she was weary, That 'the place was so crowded and hot', and she 'couldn't abide that Dundreary.'

Then I thought "'Tis for me That she whines and she whimpers!" And it soothed me to see Those sensational simpers, And I said "This is scrumptious!"—a phrase I had learned from the Devonshire shrimpers.

And I vowed "'Twill be said I'm a fortunate fellow, When the breakfast is spread, When the topers are mellow, When the foam of the bride-cake is white, and the fierce orange-blossoms are yellow."