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    He kicked the ball with his right foot,
    And catched it with his knee,
    And through and through the Jew’s window
    He gared the bonny ball flee.
    —Unknown. Hugh of Lincoln (l. 5–8)

    ‘Twas a balmy summer evening, and a goodly crowd was there.
    Which well-nigh filled Joe’s barroom on the corner of the square,
    —Hugh Antoine D’Arcy (1843–1925)