Strophe

 1   1|    blindman's buff. ~Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in
 2   1| secured against surprise, he took off his cravat; put on his
 3   1|     these words, the spectre took its wrapper from the table,
 4   1|    him; and at every step it took, the window raised itself
 5   2|      up. Mr and Mrs Fezziwig took their stations, one on either
 6   3|       for there he went, and took Scrooge with him, holding
 7   3|   dusted the hot plates; Bob took Tiny Tim beside him in a
 8   3|    than Scrooge; blunt as he took it in his head to be. ~The
 9   4|    You don't mean to say you took them down, rings and all,
10   4|  fool enough to do it, but I took it off again. If calico
11   4|   were very quiet! ~""And he took a child, and set him in
12   5|  straight before him, and he took it. ~"My dear sir,'' said