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P*P* Wo* o' the boarding-house •; f Lord Cue Vere dc Vere ; Vo other man had e’er a chance When this young lord «u near. ■e’d thrilling stories by the so#re—- ! A, l o’er the world he’d been. Ws snow-white linen, faultless suits, Made all with envy green. Hr R that most aristocratio air Proclaimed his high degree— Plainly he was a mover In the best society. The ladies all adored him, And each thought her proper sphere In life she'd find if she eould be My Lady Vope de Vere. One morn a new arrival eaae— A vulgar man from town. And such a flutter he did cause When to brakefast he sat down. For thus he greeted Vere de Vere : “Why, Sammy, you look gay ! Have you closed your fried-fish shop The fortnight you’re away ?’’
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 39, 14 May 1907, Page 6
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139MK OLD CHESTNUT. Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 39, 14 May 1907, Page 6
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