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CLÉOPÂTRE, quittant la Seine,
Ici tu viens en souveraine,
Where "Britons never will be slaves,"
And "BRITANNIA rules the waves."
(Ritournelle égoïste et vaine!)

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[Illustration: THE GRAND OLD GEORGIE PORGIE.

GEORGIE-PORGIE, GRAND BUT SLY,
KISSED THE GIRLS TO RAISE A CRY;
WHEN THE GIRLS CAME OUT TO PLAY,
GEORGIE-PORGIE RAN AWAY!]

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DEFINITION OF "STUFF AND NONSENSE."--A Junior urging a ridiculous
plea.

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THE WINNER OF THE DERBY.--_Hugo_ in future is to be remembered as
"_Victor Hugo_."

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OPERA-GOER'S DIARY.