No. 1
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No. 1 — SONG (HORACE) |
Horace. | ||
When sunny summer ripens corn, | ||
And skylarks sing to gladen us, | ||
His lot is not without a thorn | ||
Who daily drives an omnibus. | ||
When hungry Road Cars hover near, | ||
In competition fierce and hot, | ||
What wonder that a scalding tear | ||
The driver's badge should sometimes blot! | ||
What wonder that a scalding tear. | ||
The driver's badge should sometimes blot. |
The constant tinkle of the bell, | ||
My nervous system knocks about, | ||
It rings a welcome or a knell | ||
As fares get in, or fares get out. | ||
Pedestrians with weary feet | ||
Will hail me for a penny ride, | ||
Until there comes in accents sweet | ||
The welcome shout of "Full inside!" | ||
Until there comes in accents sweet | ||
The welcome shout of "Full inside!" |
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