Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. An…

A. E. Housman
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Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. And carried half way home, or near, pints and quarts of Ludlow beer. ✨ Shropshire Lad (1896) no. 62
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Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. And carried half way home, or near, pints and quarts of Ludlow beer. ✨ Shropshire Lad (1896) no. 62

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