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 "book": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames",
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    "text": "In summer time we roam o’er dingle,",
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   {
    "text": "But winter draws us round the ingle,",
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    "text": "Why do you remain thus single,",
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    "text": "When love would make two hearts tingle,",
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   {
    "text": "Pray, tell me why my dearest wingle,",
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   {
    "text": "With the fair you do not mingle,",
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    "text": "Better with love ’neath cot of shingle,",
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   {
    "text": "Than all your yellow gold to jingle.",
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    "text": "For married life you would enjoy,",
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   {
    "text": "And soon a little girl and boy,",
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    "text": "They would your leisure hours employ,",
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   {
    "text": "At Christmas you could buy each toy,",
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   {
    "text": "And fill their little hearts with joy,",
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   {
    "text": "For their amusements never cloy,",
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    "text": "Business cares do men annoy,",
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   {
    "text": "Child’s happiness knows no alloy.",
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