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Nursery Rhyme. LXXIII. Tales.

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Pemmy was a pretty girl,             But Fanny was a better;         Pemmy looked like any churl,             When little Fanny let her.         Pemmy had a pretty nose,             But Fanny had a better;         Pemmy oft would come to blows,             But Fanny would not let her.         Pemmy had a pretty doll,             But Fanny had a better;         Pemmy chatter'd like a poll,             When little Fanny let her.         Pemmy had a pretty song,             But Fanny had a better;         Pemmy would sing all day long,             But Fanny would not let her.         Pemmy lov'd a pretty lad,             And Fanny lov'd a better;         And Pemmy wanted for to wed,             But Fanny would not let her.

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