Sall, Ruth, and Ann, and Tabitha,
Thy other wives, shall stay
To nurse their bairns, and keep the home
The time we are away.
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The latter parody was written by Mr. J. Horsfall Turner, unfortunately both poems are very long, and of only local interest.
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THE ROSE.
The Rose had been washed, just washed in a shower,
Which Mary to Anna conveyed;