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Tulips

Dem Miss Tulipses sho'ly is proud!
Dey mixes wid deysefs, en not wid de crowd.
Dress fine in dey silks, dey wait an' dey wait
In er row longside of de garden gate,
'Tel folks come erlong, an' see 'em whar dey stan',
En say "Raid Tulips'—Now, ain' dey gran'?"

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