FYTTE YE THIRD. •- At Adelaide (famed land of wine), our Premier nest essays To wrest from gallant Kingston the banqneteering bays. Says Dick, • I'll beat the record, and the victory I'll wrest Prom this great diner Kingston, or else I'll bust my vest.'
YE RETURN. And when the steamer neared the wharf, and home the warrior brought, They caw how his great bulk had caused the ship to list to port ; Which bo amazed his colleagues that they staggered with affright, And very nearly, fainted at the unfamiliar sight.
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Observer, Volume XVI, Issue 949, 6 March 1897, Page 12
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89FYTTE YE THIRD. •-At Adelaide (famed land of wine), our Premier nest essays To wrest from gallant Kingston the banqneteering bays. Says Dick, • I'll beat the record, and the victory I'll wrest Prom this great diner Kingston, or else I'll bust my vest.' YE RETURN. And when the steamer neared the wharf, and home the warrior brought, They caw how his great bulk had caused the ship to list to port; Which bo amazed his colleagues that they staggered with affright, And very nearly, fainted at the unfamiliar sight. Observer, Volume XVI, Issue 949, 6 March 1897, Page 12
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