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He noticed his EMILY JANE with JIM�察�And envied the well´made elf�察�
And people remarked that he muttered ;Oh�察 �dim� ─ 。�I often say ;dim� ─�
myself��。
JOHN dogged them all day�察 �without asking their leaves�察 �For his
sergeant he told�察 �aside�察 �That JIMMY and JANE were notorious thieves
��And I think he was justified��。
But JAMES wouldn't dream of abstracting a fork�察�And JENNY would
blush with shame At stealing so much as a bottle or cork ��A bottle I think
fair game��。
But�察 �ah� �there's another more serious crime� �They wickedly strayed
upon The course�察 �at a critical moment of time ��I pointed them out to
JOHN��。
The constable fell on the pair in a crack ´ And then�察 �with a demon
smile�察�Let JENNY cross over�察�but sent JIMMY back ��I played on my harp
the while��。
Stern JOHNNY their agony loud derides With a very triumphant sneer
´ They weep and they wail from the opposite sides ��And I shed a silent
tear��。
And JENNY is crying away like mad�察�And JIMMY is swearing hard�察�
And JOHNNY is looking uncommonly glad ��And I am a doggerel bard��。
But JIMMY he ventured on crossing again The scenes of our Isthmian
Games ´ JOHN caught him�察�and collared him�察�giving him pain ��I felt very
much for JAMES��。
JOHN led him away with a victor's hand�察�And JIMMY was shortly
seen In the station´house under the grand Grand Stand ��As many a time
I'VE been��。
And JIMMY�察 �bad boy�察 �was imprisoned for life�察 �Though EMILY
pleaded hard�察 �And JOHNNY had EMILY JANE to wife ��And I am a
doggerel bard��。
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Ballad�此 �The Perils Of Invisibility
OLD PETER led a wretched life ´ Old PETER had a furious wife�察�Old
PETER too was truly stout�察�He measured several yards about。
The little fairy PICKLEKIN One summer afternoon looked in�察�And
said�察 �Old PETER�察�how de do�拭�Can I do anything for you�拭�
;I have three gifts ´ the first will give Unbounded riches while you live�察�
The second health where'er you be�察�The third�察�invisibility。;
;O little fairy PICKLEKIN�察─ �Old PETER answered with a grin�察 �To
hesitate would be absurd�察 � Undoubtedly I choose the third。;
;'Tis yours�察─�the fairy said�察 �be quite Invisible to mortal sight Whene'er
you please。 Remember me Most kindly�察�pray�察�to MRS。 P。;
Old MRS。 PETER overheard Wee PICKLEKIN'S concluding word�察�
And�察 �jealous of her girlhood's choice�察 �Said�察 �That was some young
woman's voice�此�
Old PETER let her scold and swear ´ Old PETER�察 �bless him�察 �didn't
care。 ;My dear�察 �your rage is wasted quite ´ Observe�察 �I disappear from
sight� ─�
A well´bred fairy ��so I've heard�� Is always faithful to her word�此 �Old
PETER vanished like a shot�察 �Put then ´ HIS SUIT OF CLOTHES DID
NOT� �
For when conferred the fairy slim Invisibility on HIM�察 �She popped
away on fairy wings�察�Without referring to his ;things。;
So there remained a coat of blue�察�A vest and double eyeglass too�察�His
tail�察�his shoes�察�his socks as well�察�His pair of ´ no�察�I must not tell。
Old MRS。 PETER soon began To see the failure of his plan�察�And then
resolved ��I quote the Bard�� To ;hoist him with his own petard。;
Old PETER woke next day and dressed�察 �Put on his coat�察 �and shoes�察�
and vest�察�His shirt and stock�察�BUT COULD NOT FIND HIS ONLY PAIR
OF ´ never mind� �
Old PETER was a decent man�察�And though he twigged his lady's plan�察�
Yet�察�hearing her approaching�察�he Resumed invisibility。
;Dear MRS。 P。�察�my only joy�察─�Exclaimed the horrified old boy�察 �Now�察�
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give them up�察�I beg of you ´ You know what I'm referring to� ─�
But no�察�the cross old lady swore She'd keep his ´ what I said before ´
To make him publicly absurd�察�And MRS。 PETER kept her word。
The poor old fellow had no rest�察�His coat�察�his stick�察�his shoes�察�his vest�察�
Were all that now met mortal eye ´ The rest�察�invisibility� �
;Now�察 �madam�察�give them up�察�I beg ´ I've had rheumatics in my leg�察�
Besides�察�until you do�察�it's plain I cannot come to sight again� �
;For though some mirth it might afford To see my clothes without their
lord�察 �Yet there would rise indignant oaths If he were seen without his
clothes� ─�
But no�察�resolved to have her quiz�察�The lady held her own ´ and his ´
And PETER left his humble cot To find a pair of ´ you know what。
But ´ here's the worst of the affair ´ Whene'er he came across a pair
Already placed for him to don�察�He was too stout to get them on� �So he
resolved at once to train�察�And walked and walked with all his main�察�For
years he paced this mortal earth�察�To bring himself to decent girth。
At night�察�when all around is still�察�You'll find him pounding up a hill�察�
And shrieking peasants whom he meets�察�Fall down in terror on the peats� �
Old PETER walks through wind and rain�察�Resolved to train�察�and train�察�
and train�察�Until he weighs twelve stone' or so ´ And when he does�察�I'll let
you know。
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Ballad�此 �Old Paul And Old Tim
When rival adorers come courting a maid�察�There's something or other
may often be said�察�Why HE should be pitched upon rather than HIM。 This
wasn't the case with Old PAUL and Old TIM。
No soul could discover a reason at all For marrying TIMOTHY rather
than PAUL�察�Though all could have offered good reasons�察�on oath�察�Against
marrying either ´ or marrying both。
They were equally wealthy and equally old�察�They were equally timid
and equally bold�察 �They were equally tall as they stood in their shoes ´
Between them�察�in fact�察�there was nothing to choose。
Had I been young EMILY�察�I should have said�察 �You're both much too
old for a pretty young maid�察�Threescore at the least you are verging upon;�察�
But I wasn't young EMILY。 Let us get on。
No coward's blood ran in young EMILY'S veins�察�Her martial old father
loved bloody campaigns�察�At the rumours of battles all over the globe He
pricked up his ears like the war´horse in ;Job。;
He chuckled to hear of a sudden surprise ´ Of soldiers�察 �compelled�察�
through an enemy's spies�察�Without any knapsacks or shakos to flee ´ For
an eminent army´contractor was he。
So when her two lovers�察 �whose patience was tried�察 �Implored her
between them at once to decide�察 �She told them she'd marry whichever
might bring Good proofs of his doing the pluckiest thing。
They both went away with a qualified joy�此�That coward�察�Old PAUL�察�
chose a very small boy�察�And when no one was looking�察�in spite of his fears�察�
He set to work boxing that little boy's ears。
The little boy struggled and tugged at his hair�察�But the lion was roused�察�
and Old PAUL didn't care�察�He smacked him�察�and whacked him�察�and boxed
him�察�and kicked Till the poor little beggar was royally licked。
Old TIM knew a trick worth a dozen of that�察�So he called for his stick
and he called for his hat。 ;I'll cover myself with cheap glory ´ I'll go And
wallop the Frenchmen who live in Soho� �
;The German invader is ravaging France With infantry rifle and
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cavalry lance�察�And beautiful Paris is fighting her best To shake herself free
from her terrible guest。
;The Frenchmen in London�察�in craven alarms�察�Have all run away from
the summons to arms�察 �They haven't the pluck of a pigeon ´ I'll go And
wallop the Frenchmen who skulk in Soho� ─�
Old TIMOTHY tried it and found it succeed�此�That day he caused many
French noses to bleed�察 �Through foggy Soho he spread fear and dismay�察�
And Frenchmen all round him in agony lay。
He took care to abstain from employing his fist On the old and the
crippled�察�for they might resist�察�A crippled old man may have pluck in his
breast�察�But the young and the strong ones are cowards confest。
Old TIM and Old PAUL�察 �with the list of their foes�察 �Prostrated
themselves at their EMILY'S toes�此 �Oh�察 �which of us two is the pluckier
blade�拭─�And EMILY answered and EMILY said�此�
;Old TIM has thrashed runaway Frenchmen in scores�察�Who ought to
be guarding their cities and shores�察�Old PAUL has made little chaps' noses
to bleed ´ Old PAUL has accomplished the pluckier deed� ─�
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Ballad�此 �The Mystic Selvagee
Perhaps already you may know SIR BLENNERHASSET PORTICO�拭�
A Captain in the Navy�察�he ´ A Baronet and K。C。B。 You do�拭 �I thought so� �
It was that Captain's favourite whim ��A notion not confined to him�� That
RODNEY was the greatest tar Who ever wielded capstan´bar。 He had been
taught so。
;BENBOW� �CORNWALLIS� �HOOD� � Belay� �Compared with
RODNEY; ´ he would say ´ ;No other tar is w
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