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CHARLES I by ANONYMOUS

First Line: AS I WAS GOING TO CHARING CROSS
Last Line: "OH DEAR, MY HEART WAS READY TO BURST!"
Subject(s): "CHARING CROSS, LONDON;CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND (1600-1649);"
As I was going by Charing Cross,
I saw a black man upon a black horse;
They told me it was King Charles the First --
Oh dear, my heart was ready to burst!





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