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MR. FRANK H. PERCY OF BATH. | MR. FRANK H. PERCY OF BATH. | ||
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To buy herself in liberal breadth, the stuff to make a gown; | To buy herself in liberal breadth, the stuff to make a gown; | ||
'Twas bombazeen or grenadine, alpaca or delaine, | 'Twas bombazeen or grenadine, alpaca or delaine, | ||
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She never wavered in her choice or sought the city o'er | She never wavered in her choice or sought the city o'er | ||
But always tied old Dobbin's head, at D. T. Percy's store. | But always tied old Dobbin's head, at D. T. Percy's store. | ||
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I knew him well, that elder man-his high and true success:- | I knew him well, that elder man-his high and true success:- | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 26 March 2017
MR. FRANK H. PERCY OF BATH.
TURN back to happy days of yore, when grandma came to town To buy herself in liberal breadth, the stuff to make a gown; 'Twas bombazeen or grenadine, alpaca or delaine, 'Twas silk to stand alone, forsooth, or muslins, sheer and plain. She never wavered in her choice or sought the city o'er But always tied old Dobbin's head, at D. T. Percy's store.
I knew him well, that elder man-his high and true success:-
The graces of his mind and heart; his cordial friendliness; I never see the Percy name, above that store-the same But think I of the pI-iceless worth, that's treasured in a name;
And how the fame of Percy's store so truly has become A heritag'e of high appea,l , from father unto son. The man who's pictured here, above, deserves all I could say 'Twould make a long and happy list-I'll spare him that to-dayI'll only say that in this world we size up men we know Too often by anothel' rule than what their lives will show. Could I go seek the gentle man-as one with days of yoreI'd follow down the same old street and stop at Percy's store.