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wasted a penny if she had owned the Koh´i´noor。 She was just as strict as
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he was lax in her observance of Sunday�察�And being a good economist�察�and
charitable besides�察 �she took all the bones and cold potatoes and broken
pie´crusts and candle´ends ��when she had quite done with them���察 �and
made them into an excellent soup for the deserving poor。
I am sorry to say that she rather took to BLAKE ´ that outcast of
society�察�And when respectable brothers who were fond of her began to
look dubious and to cough�察�She would say�察 �Oh�察�my friends�察�it's because I
hope to bring this poor benighted soul back to virtue and propriety�察�And
besides�察�the poor benighted soul�察�with all his faults�察�was uncommonly well
off。
And when MR。 BLAKE'S dissipated friends called his attention to the
frown or the pout of her�察�Whenever he did anything which appeared to her
to savour of an unmentionable place�察�He would say that ;she would be a
very decent old girl when all that nonsense was knocked out of her�察─�And
his method of knocking it out of her is one that covered him with disgrace。
She was fond of going to church services four times every Sunday�察�and�察�
four or five times in the week�察�and never seemed to pall of them�察�So he
hunted out all the churches within a convenient distance that had services
at different hours�察�so to speak�察�And when he had married her he positively
insisted upon their going to all of them�察 �So they contrived to do about
twelve churches every Sunday�察�and�察�if they had luck�察�from twenty´two to
twenty´three in the course of the week。
She was fond of dropping his sovereigns ostentatiously into the plate�察�
and she liked to see them stand out rather conspicuously against the
commonplace half´crowns and shillings�察�So he took her to all the charity
sermons�察�and if by any extraordinary chance there wasn't a charity sermon
anywhere�察�he would drop a couple of sovereigns ��one for him and one for
her�� into the poor´box at the door�察�And as he always deducted the sums
thus given in charity from the housekeeping money�察 �and the money he
allowed her for her bonnets and frillings�察�She soon began to find that even
charity�察�if you allow it to interfere with your personal luxuries�察�becomes an
intolerable bore。
On Sundays she was always melancholy and anything but good
society�察�For that day in her household was a day of sighings and sobbings
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and wringing of hands and shaking of heads�此�She wouldn't hear of a button
being sewn on a glove�察�because it was a work neither of necessity nor of
piety�察�And strictly prohibited her servants from amusing themselves�察 �or
indeed doing anything at all except dusting the drawing´ rooms�察�cleaning
the boots and shoes�察�cooking the parlour dinner�察�waiting generally on the
family�察�and making the beds。 But BLAKE even went further than that�察�and
said that people should do their own works of necessity�察�and not delegate
them to persons in a menial situation�察�So he wouldn't allow his servants to
do so much as even answer a bell。 Here he is making his wife carry up the
water for her bath to the second floor�察�much against her inclination�察 � And
why in the world the gentleman who illustrates these ballads has put him
in a cocked hat is more than I can tell。
After about three months of this sort of thing�察�taking the smooth with
the rough of it�察。�Blacking her own boots and peeling her own potatoes was
not her notion of connubial bliss���察�MRS。 BLAKE began to find that she
had pretty nearly had enough of it�察�And came�察�in course of time�察�to think
that BLAKE'S own original line of conduct wasn't so much amiss。
And now that wicked person ´ that detestable sinner �─�BELIAL
BLAKE; his friends and well´wishers call him for his atrocities���察�And his
poor deluded victim�察�whom all her Christian brothers dislike and pity so�察�
Go to the parish church only on Sunday morning and afternoon and
occasionally on a week´day�察 �and spend their evenings in connubial
fondlings and affectionate reciprocities�察�And I should like to know where
in the world ��or rather�察�out of it�� they expect to go� �
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Ballad�此 �The Baby's Vengeance
Weary at heart and extremely ill Was PALEY VOLLAIRE of
Bromptonville�察�In a dirty lodging�察�with fever down�察�Close to the Polygon�察�
Somers Town。
PALEY VOLLAIRE was an only son ��For why�拭 �His mother had had
but one���察�And PALEY inherited gold and grounds Worth several hundred
thousand pounds。
But he�察�like many a rich young man�察�Through this magnificent fortune
ran�察 �And nothing was left for his daily needs But duplicate copies of
mortgage´deeds。
Shabby and sorry and sorely sick�察�He slept�察�and dreamt that the clock's
;tick�察�tick�察─�Was one of the Fates�察�with a long sharp knife�察�Snicking off bits
of his shortened life。
He woke and counted the pips on the walls�察�The outdoor passengers'
loud footfalls�察�And reckoned all over�察�and reckoned again�察�The little white
tufts on his counterpane。
A medical man to his bedside came。 ��I can't remember that doctor's
name���察�And said�察 �You'll die in a very short while If you don't set sail for
Madeira's isle。;
;Go to Madeira�拭�goodness me� �I haven't the money to pay your fee� ─�
;Then�察�PALEY VOLLAIRE�察─�said the leech�察 �good bye�察�I'll come no more�察�
for your're sure to die。;
He sighed and he groaned and smote his breast�察 �Oh�察�send�察─�said he�察�
;for FREDERICK WEST�察 �Ere senses fade or my eyes grow dim�此 �I've a
terrible tale to whisper him� ─�
Poor was FREDERICK'S lot in life�察 � A dustman he with a fair young
wife�察 �A worthy man with a hard´earned store�察 �A hundred and seventy
pounds ´ or more。
FREDERICK came�察 �and he said�察 �Maybe You'll say what you
happened to want with me�拭─ �Wronged boy�察─�said PALEY VOLLAIRE�察 �I
will�察�But don't you fidget yourself ´ sit still。;
THE TERRIBLE TALE。
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;'Tis now some thirty´seven years ago Since first began the plot that
I'm revealing�察�A fine young woman�察�whom you ought to know�察�Lived with
her husband down in Drum Lane�察�Ealing。 Herself by means of mangling
reimbursing�察�And now and then ��at intervals�� wet´nursing。
;Two little babes dwelt in their humble cot�此 �One was her own ´ the
other only lent to her�此�HER OWN SHE SLIGHTED。 Tempted by a lot
Of gold and silver regularly sent to her�察�She ministered unto the little other
In the capacity of foster´mother。
;I WAS HER OWN。 Oh� �how I lay and sobbed In my poor cradle ´
deeply�察�deeply cursing The rich man's pampered bantling�察�who had robbed
My only birthright ´ an attentive nursing� �Sometimes in hatred of my
foster´brother�察�I gnashed my gums ´ which terrified my mother。
;One day ´ it was quite early in the week ´ I IN MY CRADLE
HAVING PLACED THE BANTLING ´ Crept into his� �He had not
learnt to speak�察 �But I could see his face with anger mantling。 It was
imprudent ´ well�察�disgraceful maybe�察�For�察�oh� �I was a bad�察�blackhearted
baby� �
;So great a luxury was food�察�I think No wickedness but I was game to
try for it。 NOW if I wanted anything to drink At any time�察�I only had to cry
for it� �ONCE�察 �if I dared to weep�察 �the bottle lacking�察 �My blubbering
involved a serious smacking� �
;We grew up in the usual way ´ my friend�察 �My foster´brother�察 �daily
growing thinner�察�While gradually I began to mend�察�And thrived amazingly
on double dinner。 And every one�察�besides my foster´mother�察�Believed that
either of us was the other。
;I came into HIS wealth ´ I bore HIS name�察 �I bear it still ´ HIS
property I squandered ´ I mortgaged everything ´ and now ��oh�察 �shame�。�
Into a Somers Town shake´down I've wandered� �I am no PALEY ´ no�察�
VOLLAIRE ´ it's true�察�my boy� �The only rightful PALEY V。 is YOU�察�my
boy� �
;And all I have is yours ´ and yours is mine。 I still may place you in
your true position�此�Give me the pounds you've saved�察�and I'll resign My
noble name�察�my rank�察�and my condition。 So far my wickedness in falsely
owning Your vasty wealth�察�I am at last atoning� ─�
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FREDERICK he was a simple soul�察�He pulled from his pocket a bulky
roll�察�And gave to PALEY his hard´earned store�察�A hundred and seventy
pounds or more。
PALEY VOLLAIRE�察�with many a groan�察�Gave FREDERICK all that
he called his own�察 � Two shirts and a sock�察�and a vest of jean�察�A Wellington
boot and a bamboo cane。
And FRED ��entitled to all things there�� He took the fever from MR。
VOLLAIRE�察 �Which killed poor FREDERICK WEST。 Meanwhile
VOLLAIRE sa
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