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The following is a remarkable instance; for it is impossible to say which is the original and which the translation, they are so nearly equivalent:— "Boys and girls, come out to play; The moon doth shine as bright as day; Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all." "Garçons et filles, venez toujours; La lune fait clarté comme le jour; Venez au bruit d'un joyeux éclat; Venez de bon coeur, ou ne venez pas."