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MISS BLAYRE'S BENEFIT.

Begged with the zeal of his tender age

Just to be with her on the stage,

"And our whole class 'll turn out, I engage."

"Any small part." "Well, let me see:

We'll play 'Prince Hal,' and you shall be

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The fortunate page who sits by me."

So said, so done; his generous dame

Lent him "fleshings" with "trunks" of the same;

And the Freshman Class, as promised, came.

Two long acts he stood in the "wing,"

Right in the way of everything;

He sees her dance and he hears her sing.

He hears the plaudits her charms had won;

She rushes off new "trunks" to don; -

Now the curtain's up and the third act "on."

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