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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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