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Commodore Foote’s Dream.
Reclining, at the close of day,
Upon my tiny bed.
I heard the whispering Fairies say,
We come, with noiseless tread.
We come, brave little Commodore,
To measure height and size;
We wager half our golden…
Note: Edward Payson Weston. Weston was a champion walker whose first long-distance trek followed a lost bet. He wagered that Douglas would win the 1860 election and promised to walk (from Boston) to Lincoln's January inaugration in Washington if he…
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