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Kensington Rhymes

By Compton Mackenzie

2020-04-30 05:22:49

EACH week on Friday night at six Our dancing-class begins: Two ladies dressed in white appear And play two violins. It's really meant for boys at school, But girls can also come, And when you walk inside the room You hear a pleasant hum. Th ... Read more
EACH week on Friday night at six Our dancing-class begins: Two ladies dressed in white appear And play two violins. It's really meant for boys at school, But girls can also come, And when you walk inside the room You hear a pleasant hum. The older boys wear Eton suits, The younger boys white tops; We stand together in a row And practise curious hops. The dancing-master shows the step With many a puff and grunt; He has a red silk handkerchief Stuck grandly in his front. He's awfully excitable, His wrists are very strong, He drags you up and down the room Whenever you go wrong. Less

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File size3337.67 KB
Print pages104
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2015-11-19
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781408675434
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Compton Mackenzie
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Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, OBE (17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was an English-born Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories, and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator,...

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