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She rode on a carriage [[unclear]] a birch broom, And her breath breath'd the whiffings of Gin thro' [[underline]] the room, [[/underline]] "I asked thee," she cried in a hoarse hollow voice "For sixpence, thou gav'st not, whilst yet in thy choice, "For punishment dire then, Pretender prepare, "Which e'en to repentance I now cannot spare, "Know that she who so lately sustain'd thy abuse "Is -- thy Mother -- Oh shame! and my name Mother [[underline]] Goose [[/underline]] "To a German Romancer thee dreaming I bore "And we both dipt thee deep in the tale telling lore "Too soon thou outdidst all my wonders of old, "And instead of my stories, thy nonsense was told, "With nurses and children I lost my high place, "And from Newberry's shop I was turned in disgrace, "Deprived of a corner to hide my old head "I wandered about, begging e'en for my bread,
