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The gondola of London [A hansom].
The gondola of London [A hansom].
 It fits us therefore ripely
 Our chariots and our horsemen be in readiness.  
 It fits us therefore ripely
 Our chariots and our horsemen be in readiness. 
 Does anyone know where these gondolas of Paris come from?
 [Fr., Ne sait on pas ou viennent ces gondoles read more 
 Does anyone know where these gondolas of Paris come from?
 [Fr., Ne sait on pas ou viennent ces gondoles Parisiennes?] 
 But come, I'll tell thee all my whole device
 When I am in my coach, which stays for us
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 But come, I'll tell thee all my whole device
 When I am in my coach, which stays for us
  At the park gate; and therefore haste away,
   For we must measure twenty miles to-day. 
 Come, my coach! Good night, ladies, good night. Sweet ladies, 
good night, good night.  
 Come, my coach! Good night, ladies, good night. Sweet ladies, 
good night, good night. 
 Nay, 'tis in a manner done already;
 For many carriages he hath dispatched
  To the seaside, and read more 
 Nay, 'tis in a manner done already;
 For many carriages he hath dispatched
  To the seaside, and put his cause and quarrel
   To the disposing of the cardinal;
    With whom yourself, myself, and other lords,
     If you think meet, this afternoon will post
      To consummate this business happily. 
 "There beauty half her glory veils,
 In cabs, those gondolas on wheels."  
 "There beauty half her glory veils,
 In cabs, those gondolas on wheels."