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A SIMILAR CASE, by                    
First Line: "jack, I hear you've gone and done it"
Last Line: You rejected? So was I!
Subject(s): Courtship


JACK, I hear you've gone and done it.
Yes, I know; most fellows will;
Went and tried it once myself, sir,
Though you see I'm single still.
And you met her -- did you tell me? --
Down at Newport last July,
And resolved to ask the question
At a soiree? So did I.

I suppose you left the ball-room
With its music and its light,
For they say love's flame is brightest
In the darkness of the night.
Well, you walked along together,
Overhead the starlit sky,
And I'll bet -- old man, confess it --
You were frightened. So was I.

So you strolled along the terrace,
Saw the summer moonlight pour
All its radiance on the waters
As they rippled on the shore;
Till at length you gathered courage,
When you saw that none were nigh --
Did you draw her close, and tell her
That you loved her? So did I.

Well, I needn't ask you further,
And I'm sure I wish you joy;
Think I'll wander down and see you
When you're married. -- eh, my boy?
When the honeymoon is over,
And you're settled down, we'll try --
What? The deuce you say! Rejected!
You rejected? So was I!





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