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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。
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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��。
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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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He noticed his EMIL
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