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And we’re so very fabulous—
Oh, that’s the Griffin straight!
We rise up from the flames,
To play old classic games,
Like a Phœnix up-to-date!
Oh, that’s the Griffin straight!
We rise up from the flames,
To play old classic games,
Like a Phœnix up-to-date!
Then they spread out their wings and executed the most diverting feather dance ever seen out of a pantomime.
I am a watchful bird, you know,
And I ama Phœnix smart;
From Shakespeare unto Jones—
The Welsh one—who intones,
We have played a striking part.
For we’re so very mystical,
Both off-springs of the brain;
The Mongoose is our pere,
And the Nightmare is our mere,
And we thrive on Fiction Plain!
And I ama Phœnix smart;
From Shakespeare unto Jones—
The Welsh one—who intones,
We have played a striking part.
For we’re so very mystical,
Both off-springs of the brain;
The Mongoose is our pere,
And the Nightmare is our mere,
And we thrive on Fiction Plain!
