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SATIRE
The King’s Friday
The king, God save and pity him, must never speak more brightly than the dullest of his subjects
May
1
1937
PARKE CUMMINGS
The King’s Friday
PARKE CUMMINGS
May
1
1937
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SATIRE
The King’s Friday
The king, God save and pity him, must never speak more brightly than the dullest of his subjects
May
1
1937
PARKE CUMMINGS
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