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WHEN ALEXANDER DANCES
[Nov.
IV
He does n't “care for dancing much,” he thinks it 's “meant for girls,”
He seems to have “too many feet” that trip him when he twirls;
His arms “get somehow in the way”—as evervbody owns—
But oh, we wish that he could dance as well as Thomas Jones!
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“HE GRIMLY PIROUETTED ON ONE NEATLY SLIPPERED TOE.”