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we. TT DENT ERVEL RALÓ
THE TRIP TO POPLAR HALL
(Seat of T. Hoggard, Esq.)
A TALE—JUNE, 1828
T. Hoggard was a widower,
And a Farmer bold beside;
‘A pleasant country seat had he
On Broad Creek’s flowing tide.
Now Hoggard had a friend, who lived
In Norfolk’s famous town;
A Counsellor at Law was he
Of credit and renown.
So to this friend he one day sent
An invitation kind,
That he and his dear wife would come
And leave their cares behind.
The Lawyer’s spouse said to him, dear,
We both lack change of air;
So let us to friend Thurmer’s go
All in a chaise and pair.
He soon replied, I do admire
Of womankind but one;
And you are she, my dearest dear,
Therefore, it shall be done.
Now Washington and Colonel Walke,
Who were two gallants bold,
Were both together of one mind
In what—you’ll soon be told.
Quoth Colonel Walke—The girls are gone,
As you and | both know;
So we must now our minds make up
Right after them to go.
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