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Title: The Prince's visit
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: De Cordova, Rafael J.
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Publisher: New York : B. Frodsham
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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first and already occurredTo His Higliness, before Peters outcry was heard,That if, for any ones sake alone, It was well that his safety should soon be made known.He had better, perhaps, see to that for his own. But the floor is mended and all is made right,And they dance in style till long past midnight;And they have the magnificent sujiper beside.In which the Committee take so much pride.And thus terminates the glitter and glareOf this monstrously dull but most gorgeous afiair :And the Prince goes to bed and has the nightmare;For the principal cook and all of his helps.Eide astride of his chest, led by Co*p*r and Pii*l*s. The rest of the story is very soon told. Much American work, in silver and gold. The Prince and the Duke spent the half of a day In buying of Ball, Black & Co., in Broadway. Mr. Ball did himself the high honor to wait On His Highness the Prince,—and oh, fortunate fate! By friends and relations, assistants and all, He is known to this day as The Princes Ball.
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THE princes visit. 73 He liked our libraries,—the Astor most,Where Cogswell met that remarkable ghost. ^^He saw the Academy, frowning and dark, *Holding many a monkey, goose, and lark— m An exclusively human Noahs Ark.Then he planted two trees in the Central Park;Went to Bradys, and Gurnets ; and paid a visitTo Barnums, to see what was the What is it? T is a singular thing, said the Prince ; but I tliought, From the way that the artist the likeness has brought. On the painting outside, to the public eye, That the animal really was taller than I. What is it, indeed? I thought twould be bigger.* Well, I kind o calclate, said the Duke, its a nigger. I am really surprised, said the Prince, at its size. Can it be Mr. Barnum himself in disguise ? T would be quite in accord with the showmans plan. Not he, said tlie Duke j no I nor any other man ;—T is one of those hogs, too lazy or sly,Who, refusing to root, liad been forced to die, **10 5? 66 87 74 THE peinces visit. But that Baenum l

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