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The Fancy Fair.
THE FANCY FAIR .
A " TKUTH " -T ? U . L PICTURE . T" MET a group of Frenchmen three , - * - Roving from stall to stall , Eager the fancy fair to see , Held in the Albert Hall .
Press'd by the crowd , and puzzled sore Which way to turn or gaze : "Mafoi , " said one , " voyons d'abord La Oomedie Francaise ! "
They gain'd the spot where Sarah stood In robe of creamy hue ; Where Samary in sportive mood Around bright glances threw . Fair Reichemberg ' s enchanting smiles
I or worlds they'd not have miss'd , And Broisat ' s captivating wiles What mortal could resist ? Further they went , but not heart-whole , And each in triumph wore A trophy in his button-hole
That was not there before ; And as they jauntily sped on , Thought they : " We'll now compare Which has the prize of beauty won , La France ou TAngleterre . "
But when of Langtry ' s witching eye They felt the magic power ; When temptingly beguiled to buy From Castlereagh a flower ; When Gerard , Wheeler , and Sassoon Admired in turn had been , Then must the gallant Frenchmen own The like they ne ' er had seen .
They paused where Guinness held hor court , Ancl marked how by her side Incessantl y fresh chalands brou ght The season ' s loveliest bride ; On Oliphant they gazed intent , So exquisitel y direst ; Ancl in cigars a fortune spent With sweet Oornwallis West .
They linger'd , bound by beaut y ' s spell , Until the close of day , Then turn'd , with look of sad farewell , Reluctantly away . But often to those Frenchmen three Will memory recall A sight worth coming miles to see , The fair of Albert Hall .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Fancy Fair.
THE FANCY FAIR .
A " TKUTH " -T ? U . L PICTURE . T" MET a group of Frenchmen three , - * - Roving from stall to stall , Eager the fancy fair to see , Held in the Albert Hall .
Press'd by the crowd , and puzzled sore Which way to turn or gaze : "Mafoi , " said one , " voyons d'abord La Oomedie Francaise ! "
They gain'd the spot where Sarah stood In robe of creamy hue ; Where Samary in sportive mood Around bright glances threw . Fair Reichemberg ' s enchanting smiles
I or worlds they'd not have miss'd , And Broisat ' s captivating wiles What mortal could resist ? Further they went , but not heart-whole , And each in triumph wore A trophy in his button-hole
That was not there before ; And as they jauntily sped on , Thought they : " We'll now compare Which has the prize of beauty won , La France ou TAngleterre . "
But when of Langtry ' s witching eye They felt the magic power ; When temptingly beguiled to buy From Castlereagh a flower ; When Gerard , Wheeler , and Sassoon Admired in turn had been , Then must the gallant Frenchmen own The like they ne ' er had seen .
They paused where Guinness held hor court , Ancl marked how by her side Incessantl y fresh chalands brou ght The season ' s loveliest bride ; On Oliphant they gazed intent , So exquisitel y direst ; Ancl in cigars a fortune spent With sweet Oornwallis West .
They linger'd , bound by beaut y ' s spell , Until the close of day , Then turn'd , with look of sad farewell , Reluctantly away . But often to those Frenchmen three Will memory recall A sight worth coming miles to see , The fair of Albert Hall .