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The Town Down the River; A Book of Poems
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ATHERTON ' S
GAMBIT
The
master
played
the
bishop ' s
pawn,
For
jest,
while
Atherton
looked
on;
The
master
played
this
way
and
that,
And
Atherton,
amazed
thereat,
Said
" Now
I
have
a
thing
in
view
That
will
enlighten
one
or
two,
And
make
a
difference
or
so
In
what
it
is
they
do
not
know. "
[Ill]
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