I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer. (Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.)

I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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