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struck GIBBS upon the hand�察�And wounded it severely。 At first he didn't 

heed   it   much�察 �He   thought   it   was   a   simple   touch�察  �But   soon he   found   the 

weapon's bound Had wounded him severely。 

     To   Surgeon   COBB   he        made   a   trip�察  �Who'd   just   effected   featly   An 

amputation at the hip Particularly neatly。 A rising man was Surgeon COBB 

But     this  extremely      ticklish   job   He   had    achieved     ��as  he   believed�� 

Particularly neatly。 

     The   actor   rang   the   surgeon's   bell。   ;Observe   my   wounded   finger�察  �Be 

good enough to   strap it well�察�And prithee do not linger。 That   I�察�dear  sir�察�

may fill again The Theatre Royal Drury Lane�此�This very night I have to 

fight ´ So prithee do not linger。; 

     ;I don't strap fingers up for doles�察─�Replied the haughty surgeon�察 �To 

use your cant�察�I don't play ROLES Utility that verge on。 First amputation ´ 

nothing   less   ´ That   is   my  line   of   business�此�We   surgeon   nobs   despise   all 

jobs Utility that verge on 

     ;When in your hip there lurks disease; ��So dreamt this lively dreamer���察�

;Or   devastating   CARIES   In   HUMERUS   or   FEMUR�察  �If   you   can   pay   a 

handsome       fee�察 �Oh�察  �then   you   may    remember      me   ´  With    joy  elate  I'll 



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amputate Your HUMERUS or FEMUR。; 

     The disconcerted actor ceased The haughty leech to pester�察�But when 

the wound in size increased�察�And then began to fester�察�He sought a learned 

Counsel's      lair�察 �And   told  that  Counsel�察    �then  and   there�察  �How    COBB'S 

neglect of his defect Had made his finger fester。 

     ;Oh�察�bring my action�察�if you please�察�The case I pray you urge on�察�And 

win     me   thumping      damages     From    COBB�察     �that   haughty    surgeon。    He 

culpably   neglected   me Although   I   proffered   him   his   fee�察  �So   pray   come 

down�察�in wig and gown�察�On COBB�察�that haughty surgeon� ─�

     That Counsel   learned   in the laws�察�With passion   almost   trembled。   He 

just had gained a mighty cause Before the Peers assembled� �Said he�察 �How 

dare   you   have   the   face   To   come   with   Common   Jury   case   To   one   who 

wings rhetoric flings Before the Peers assembled�拭─�

     Dispirited became our friend ´ Depressed his moral pecker ´ ;But stay� �

a   thought�    �   I'll   gain   my   end�察�And   save   my   poor   exchequer。   I   won't   be 

placed upon the shelf�察�I'll take it into Court myself�察�And legal lore display 

before The Court of the Exchequer。; 

     He found a Baron ´ one of those Who with our laws supply us ´ In wig 

and silken gown and hose�察�As if at NISI PRIUS。 But he'd just given�察�off 

the reel�察�A famous judgment on Appeal�此�It scarce became his heightened 

fame To sit at NISI PRIUS。 

     Our    friend   began�察   �with   easy   wit�察  �That   half  concealed     his  terror�此�

;Pooh� ─  �said   the    Judge�察   �I   only   sit   In  BANCO   or   in   Error。   Can  you 

suppose�察�my man�察�that I'd O'er NISI PRIUS Courts preside�察�Or condescend 

my time to spend On anything but Error�拭─�

     ;Too bad�察─�said GIBBS�察 �my case to shirk� �You must be bad innately�察�

To save your skill for mighty work Because it's valued greatly� ─�But here 

he woke�察�with sudden start。 

     * * * * * * * * 

     He wrote to say he'd play the part。 I've but to tell he played it well ´ 

The author's words ´ his native wit Combined�察�achieved a perfect ;hit; ´ 

The papers praised him greatly。 



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                Ballad�此               �The Two Majors 



     An   excellent   soldier   who's   worthy   the   name   Loves   officers   dashing 

and    strict�此 �When     good�察  �he's   content   with    escaping    all  blame�察   �When 

naughty�察�he likes to be licked。 

     He   likes   for   a   fault   to   be   bullied   and   stormed�察  �Or   imprisoned   for 

several   days�察�And   hates�察  �for   a   duty   correctly   performed�察  �To   be   slavered 

with sickening praise。 

     No officer sickened with praises his CORPS So little as MAJOR LA 

GUERRE         ´  No    officer   swore    at  his   warriors    more    Than     MAJOR 

MAKREDI PREPERE。 

     Their   soldiers   adored   them�察  �and   every   grade   Delighted   to   hear   their 

abuse�察�Though whenever these officers came on parade They shivered and 

shook in their shoes。 

     For�察  �oh�   �if   LA  GUERRE   could   all   praises   withhold�察  �Why�察  �so   could 

MAKREDI   PREPERE�察�And�察  �oh�   �if   MAKREDI   could   bluster   and   scold�察�

Why�察�so could the mighty LA GUERRE。 

     ;No    doubt    we   deserve    it  ´  no  mercy   we   crave   ´  Go   on   ´  you're 

conferring a boon�察�We would rather be slanged by a warrior brave�察�Than 

praised by a wretched poltroon� ─�

     MAKREDI would say that in battle's fierce rage True happiness only 

was    met�此  �Poor    MAJOR      MAKREDI�察        �though    fifty  his  age�察 �Had    never 

known happiness yet� �

     LA  GUERRE   would   declare�察   �With   the   blood   of   a   foe   No   tipple   is 

worthy to clink。; Poor fellow� �he hadn't�察�though sixty or so�察�Yet tasted his 

favourite drink� �

     They agreed at their mess ´ they agreed in the glass ´ They agreed in 

the   choice    of  their   ;set�察─ �And   they   also  agreed   in   adoring�察  �alas�  �The 

Vivandiere�察�pretty FILLETTE。 

     Agreement�察  �you   see�察  �may   be   carried   too   far�察 �And   after   agreeing   all 

round For years ´ in this soldierly ;maid of the bar�察─�A bone of contention 

they found� �

     It may seem improper to call such a pet ´ By a metaphor�察�even ´ a bone�察�



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But though they agreed in adoring her�察�yet Each wanted to make her his 

own。 

     ;On the day that you marry her�察─�muttered PREPERE ��With a pistol he 

quietly played���察 �I'll scatter the brains in your noddle�察�I swear�察�All over the 

stony parade� ─�

     ;I  cannot    do  THAT     to  you�察─  �answered     LA   GUERRE�察       �Whatever 

events may befall�察�But this I CAN do ´ IF YOU wed her�察�MON CHER� �I'll 

eat you�察�moustachios and all� ─�

     The    rivals�察  �although    they   would     never    engage�察   �Yet   quarrelled 

whenever they met�察�They met in a fury and left in a rage�察�But neither took 

pretty FILLETTE。 

     ;I   am   not   afraid�察─  �thought   MAKREDI   PREPERE�此   �For   country   I'm 

ready   to   fall�察  �But   nobody   wants�察  �for   a   mere   Vivandiere�察  �To   be   eaten�察�

moustachios and all� �

     ;Besides�察�though LA GUERRE has his faults�察�I'll allow He's one of the 

bravest of men�此�My goodness� �if I disagree with him now�察�I might disagree 

with him then。; 

     ;No coward am I�察─�said LA GUERRE�察 �as you guess ´ I sneer at an 

enemy's     blade�察  �But   I  don't  want   PREPERE        to  get  into  a  mess    For 

splashing the stony parade� ─�

     One     day    on   parade    to   PREPERE        and    LA    GUERRE        Came 

CORPORAL   JACOT   DEBETTE�察 �And   trembling   all   over�察  �he   prayed   of 

them there To give him the pretty FILLETTE。 

     ;You see�察�I am willing to marry my bride Until you've arranged this 

affair�察�I will blow out my brains when your honours decide Which marries 

the sweet Vivandiere� ─�

     ;Well�察�take her��' said both of them in a duet ��A favourite form of reply���察�

;But when I am ready to marry FILLETTE。 Remember you've promised 

to die� ─�

    He married her then�此       �from the flowery plains Of existence the roses 

they cull�此�He lived and he died with his wife�察�and his brains Are reposing 

in peace in his skull。 



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    Ballad�此              �Emily�察�John�察�James�察�And I。 

                        A Derby Legend 



    EMILY  JANE   was   a   nursery   maid�察  �JAMES   was   a   bold   Life   Guard�察�

JOHN was a constable�察�poorly paid ��And I am a doggerel bard��。 

    A   very   good   girl   was   EMILY   JANE�察  �JIMMY   was   good   and   true�察�

JOHN was a very good man in the main ��And I am a good man too��。 

    Rivals for EMMIE were JOHNNY and JAMES�察�Though EMILY liked 

them both�察�She couldn't tell which had the strongest claims ��And I couldn't 

take my oath��。 

    But sooner or later you're certain to find Your sentiments can't lie hid ´ 

JANE thought it was time that she made up her mind ��And I think it was 

time she did��。 

    Said JANE�察�with a smirk�察�and a blush on her face�察 �I'll promise to wed 

the boy Who takes me to´morrow to Epsom Race� ─。�Which I would have 

done�察�with joy��。 

    From JOHNNY escaped an expression of pain�察�But Jimmy said�察 �Done 

with you� �I'll take you with pleasure�察�my  EMILY JANE� ─。�And I would 

have said so too��。 

    JOHN lay on the ground�察�and he roared like mad ��For JOHNNY was 

sore   perplexed���察�And   he   kicked   very   hard   at   a   very   small   lad   ��Which   I 

often do�察�when vexed��。 

    For JOHN was on duty next day with the Force�察�To punish all Epsom 

crimes�察�Young people WILL cross when they're clearing the course ��I do it 

myself�察�sometimes��。 

     * * * * * * * * 

    The Derby Day sun glittered gaily on cads�察�On maidens with gamboge 

hair�察  �On   sharpers   and   pickpockets�察  �swindlers   and   pads�察  。�For   I�察  �with   my 

harp�察�was there��。 

    And JIMMY went down with his JANE that day�察�And JOHN by the 

collar or nape Seized everybody who came in his way ��And I had a narrow 

escape��。 



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