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THE SUPERIOR BOYS by ELIZABETH TURNER (1755-1846)

First Line: TOM AND CHARLES ONCE TOOK A WALK
Last Line: TO TALKING PUT A STOP
Subject(s): BOYS;

TOM and Charles once took a walk,
To see a pretty lamb;
And, as they went, began to talk
Of little naughty Sam,

Who beat his younger brother, Bill,
And threw him in the dirt;
And when his poor mamma was ill,
He teased her for a squirt.

"And I," said Tom, "won't play with Sam,
Although he has a top":
But here the pretty little lamb
To talking put a stop



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