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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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