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Cole's Game Of Hats And Bonnets
Or Husbands And Wives

Twelve fine Blooming ladies,
Flitting out for leaven,
One FLITTED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were eleven.
Eleven Frightened ladies,
Dodging a lion when—
One DODGED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but ten.
Ten most Charming ladies,
All skipping in a line,
One SKIPPED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but nine.
Nine most Splendid ladies,
All swinging on a gate,
One SWUNG in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but eight.
Eight most Superb ladies,
Flying under heaven,
One FLEW in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but seven.
Seven English ladies,
All tripping out for sticks,
One TRIPPED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but six.
Six fine Irish ladies,
All going for a dive,
One DIVED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but five.
Five fine Scottish ladies,
All sailing to explore,
One SAILED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but four.
Four fine Yellow ladies,
All steaming on the sea,
One STEAMED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but three.
Three fine Jet-black ladies,
All riding on a moo,
One RODE in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but two.
Two most Comic ladies,
Sliding about for fun,
One SLID in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there was but one.
One most Frisky lady,
The nicest, last, and best,
She BOUNCED in-to Cole's Book Arcade,
And read books with the rest.

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