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Drew it up with sudden fling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TROUTING. | 10/26/1877 | See Source »

...taught'st the taming bit to fling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/10/1876 | See Source »

...somersault in the air and landed upon the head of Alexander. Horse and rider then threw simultaneous somersaults through tissue-paper hoops held by the Clown, with such agility that Diogenes was heard to observe, "If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Bucephalus." The Highland Fling performed on a tight rope by the nine Muses followed these equestrian feats. The band accompanied the dancers with the tune "One little, two little, three little Injuns," but we are sorry to say that premiere danseuse Terpsichore hardly did justice to her reputation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ATHENIAN HIPPODROME. | 5/21/1875 | See Source »

...echoing shores to fling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RIVER. | 3/12/1875 | See Source »

That snow-topped mountains to the morning fling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SONNET. | 5/16/1873 | See Source »

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