Versos English Baron Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay Lxix

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Lxix

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When the oldest cask is opened, And the largest lamp is lit; When the chestnuts glow in the embers, And the kid turns on the spit; When young and old in circle Around the firebrands close; When the girls are weaving baskets, And the lads are shaping bows;