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A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody

Adams, William Davenport, 1851-1904· 2 chapters· 13,660 words

Well, if you ask me _what_ I'll take, I think Tea I prefer 'bove every other drink. For when I'm teazed, vex'd, worried beyond measure, A _cup_ of tea's to me a _source o'_ pleasure. Whene'er I play, the game is _tea_-to-tum; My fav'rite instrument's a "kettledrum." I've faith...

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Well, if you ask me _what_ I'll take, I think Tea I prefer 'bove every other drink. For when I'm teazed, vex'd, worried beyond measure, A _cup_ of tea's to me a _source o'_ plea...

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