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T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 138

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 138

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    (1) I went up the hill and I met twenty four bull-dogs coming down the hill
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    (2) What are three impossible things to do
    To throw chaff against a strong wind,
    To sup soup with a fork, and to fence a gap with fleas.
    (3) What are impossible things to do.
    To sleep on a bed of nettles, to keep a woman from talking, and to keep
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