Pegasus re-saddled . A POCKET VENUS. ABEL isnt quite fifteen,Shes just like some dolls Ive seen—Could they mischief mean us ;Two red lips my doll has got,Eyes like blue forget-me-not,Flaxen ringlets—such a lot!— Mays my pocket Venus. May has got a figure fine Tho she says her boots are nine ! — Thats a joke between us,—Shes a foot outruns the breeze,Killing ankles if you should see her climbing trees! May, my pocket To face p> 114. A POCKET VENUS. 115 In abbreviated frock That would Mrs. Grundy shock, Had she only seen us,—Tripping, dancing like a hide and see

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Pegasus re-saddled . A POCKET VENUS. ABEL isnt quite fifteen,Shes just like some dolls Ive seen—Could they mischief mean us ;Two red lips my doll has got,Eyes like blue forget-me-not,Flaxen ringlets—such a lot!— Mays my pocket Venus. May has got a figure fine Tho she says her boots are nine ! — Thats a joke between us,—Shes a foot outruns the breeze,Killing ankles if you should see her climbing trees! May, my pocket To face p> 114. A POCKET VENUS. 115 In abbreviated frock That would Mrs. Grundy shock, Had she only seen us,—Tripping, dancing like a hide and seek—some dayI should like to hide awayAltogether charming May As my pocket Venus!

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