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And all the village train from labour free , Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; While many a pastime circled in the shade , The young contending as the old surveyed And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground ...
And all the village train from labour free , Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; While many a pastime circled in the shade , The young contending as the old surveyed And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground ...
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