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BEGGARS.

She had a tall Man's height, or more;No bonnet screen'd her from the heat;A long drab-colour'd Cloak she wore,A Mantle reaching to her feet:What other dress she had I could not know;Only she wore a Cap that was as white as snow.
In all my walks, through field or town,Such Figure had I never seen:Her face was of Egyptian brown:Fit person was she for a Queen,To head those ancient Amazonian files:Or ruling Bandit's Wife; among the Grecian Isles.
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