Chapter XXI: Cornhill

The seed of the Corn, the rustling Corn,
The seed of the Corn is sown;
When the seed is sown on the Cornhill
My love will ask for his own.

The blade of the Corn, the rustling Corn,
The blade of the Corn is shown;
When the blade is shown on the Cornhill
I'll promise my love his own.

The ear of the Corn, the rustling Corn,
The ear of the Corn is grown;
When the ear is grown on the Cornhill
My love shall have his own.

The sheaf of the Corn, the rustling Corn,
The sheaf of the Corn is mown;
When the sheaf is mown on the Cornhill
My love will leave his own.

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ONE OF OUR OPTIMISTS.

"WANTED, few cwt. White Sugar, cart self; pay cash; state
price."--_Manchester Guardian_.

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"M. Trepoff accepted the leadership of the Right in the Council of
Empire after the party had pledged itself to eschew a retrograd
course."--_Manchester Evening Chronicle_.

Preferring a Petrograd one, of course.

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"His Majesty's Government has declared that it is ready to grant
sage-conducts to Count Bernstorff and the Embassy and Consular
personnel."--_Daily Mail_.

Hitherto his Excellency has been sadly lacking in this hyphenated article.

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THE HARDSHIPS OF BILLETS.