AH, SI VOUS SAVIEZ!
Ah; si vons saviez comme on plonro De vivre seul et sans foyers, ; . .' - Quelquefois: devant ,ma aemenre- ■ ,Vons passericz. That is a littlo bit of a dainty and moving fove-song written by Sully Prudhomme, who died, some time ago, and was vastly regretted. : It's a very pleasant littlo bit for this purpose because it can bo set correctly by our English linotypes. . Ah, si vous. saviez I—if you but knewl If, you only know tho intimate defects . and idiosyncrasies of ■ Somebody's mother, beforo you took Somebody to the altar! If you only know the names of the winners, beforo you wont to tho racos! It you only know what would be tho prico of land in 1910, boforo j-ou bought in 19081 And if you only knew the simple ,truth: about tea, beforo you bought some of, the rubbish that so many of you aro drinking/every day ! Cut this next line out, and • put■ it in your. hat—' : ■Suraturaif'D,' two shillings! Other rualitiwC "A,".16. Cd., "B," Is. Dd., "X," 2b. 4d. i,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 11
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176AH, SI VOUS SAVIEZ! Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 11
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