Stevenson State Park

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    When I was sick and lay a-bed,
    I had two pillows at my head,
    And all my toys beside me lay
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    Mrs. Mirvan says we are not to walk in [St. James’s] Park again next Sunday ... because there is better company in Kensington Gardens; but really, if you had seen how every body was dressed, you would not think that possible.
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