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The Shadow Dance

She sees her image in the glass,—
  How fair a thing to gaze upon!
  She lingers while the moments run,
With happy thoughts that come and pass,

Like winds across the meadow grass
  When the young June is just begun:
She sees her image in the...

Poet: Louise Chandler Moulton
“The midges dance aboon the burn”

The Midges dance aboon the burn;
  The dews begin to fa’;
The pairtricks down the rushy holm
  Set up their e’ening ca’.
Now loud and clear the blackbird’s sang
  Rings through the briery shaw,
While, flitting gay, the swallows play
  ...

Poet: Robert Tannahill
The Dance

[Published soon after the surrender of Cornwallis]

CORNWALLIS led a country dance,
  The like was never seen, sir,
Much retrograde and much advance,
  And all with General Greene, sir.

They rambled up and rambled down,
  Joined hands, then off...

Poet: Anonymous
I cannot dance upon my Toes —

I cannot dance upon my Toes —

No Man instructed me —

But oftentimes, among my mind,

A Glee possesseth me,


That had I Ballet knowledge —

Would put itself abroad

In Pirouette to blanch a Troupe —...

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