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Rh Follows the prayer, the readin' next,

An' than the fisslin' for the text—

The twa-three last to find it, vext

But kind o' proud;

An' than the peppermints are raxed,

An' southernwood.

For noo's the time whan pows are seen

Nid-noddin' like a mandareen;

When tenty mithers stap a preen

In sleepin' weans;

An' nearly half the parochine

Forget their pains.

There's just a waukrif' twa or three:

Thrawn commentautors sweer to 'gree,

Weans glowrin' at the bumlin' bee

On windie-glasses,

Or lads that tak a keek a-glee

At sonsie lasses.