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"Mamma, dear mamma," cried in haste Mary Anne, / As into the parlour she eagerly ran, / "I hear that a giant is just come to town, / So tall, he is often obliged to stoop down; / Oh, pray let us see him, oh, do let us go; / Indeed, dear mamma, he's a wonderful show."
"You are earnest, my love, and shall not be denied," / Her truly affectionate mother replied. / "A lady this morning has also arrived / Who of arms and of legs from her birth was deprived, / Yet is in a number of ways as expert / As if she were able these limbs to exert.