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LADY fair, of lineage high, Was loved by an Ape, in the days gone by— The Maid was radiant as the sun, The Ape was a most unsightly one—
 * So it would not do—
 * His scheme fell through;

For the Maid, when his love took formal shape,
 * Expressed such terror
 * At his monstrous error,

That he stammered an apology and made his 'scape, The picture of a disconcerted Ape.