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VOLLAIRE�察 �Which killed poor FREDERICK WEST。 Meanwhile
VOLLAIRE sailed off to Madeira's isle。
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Ballad�此 �The Captain And The
Mermaids
I sing a legend of the sea�察 �So hard´a´port upon your lee� �A ship on
starboard tack� �She's bound upon a private cruise ´ ��This is the kind of
spice I use To give a salt´sea smack��。
Behold�察�on every afternoon ��Save in a gale or strong Monsoon�� Great
CAPTAIN CAPEL CLEGGS ��Great morally�察 �though rather short�� Sat at
an open weather´port And aired his shapely legs。
And Mermaids hung around in flocks�察 �On cable chains and distant
rocks�察�To gaze upon those limbs�察�For legs like those�察�of flesh and bone�察�
Are things ;not generally known; To any Merman TIMBS。
But Mermen didn't seem to care Much time ��as far as I'm aware�� With
CLEGGS'S legs to spend�察 �Though Mermaids swam around all day And
gazed�察�exclaiming�察 �THAT'S the way A gentleman should end� �
;A pair of legs with well´cut knees�察�And calves and ankles such as
these Which we in rapture hail�察�Are far more eloquent�察 �it's clear ��When
clothed in silk and kerseymere���察�Than any nasty tail。;
And CLEGGS ´ a worthy kind old boy ´ Rejoiced to add to others' joy�察�
And�察�when the day was dry�察�Because it pleased the lookers´on�察�He sat from
morn till night ´ though con´ Stitutionally shy。
At first the Mermen laughed�察 �Pooh� �pooh� ─�But finally they jealous
grew�察 �And sounded loud recalls�察 �But vainly。 So these fishy males
Declared they too would clothe their tails In silken hose and smalls。
They set to work�察�these water´men�察�And made their nether robes ´ but
when They drew with dainty touch The kerseymere upon their tails�察�They
found it scraped against their scales�察�And hurt them very much。
The silk�察�besides�察�with which they chose To deck their tails by way of
hose ��They never thought of shoon���察�For such a use was much too thin�察 � It
tore against the caudal fin�察�And ;went in ladders; soon。
So they designed another plan�此 �They sent their most seductive man
This note to him to show ´ ;Our Monarch sends to CAPTAIN CLEGGS
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His humble compliments�察�and begs He'll join him down below�察�
;We've pleasant homes below the sea ´ Besides�察 �if CAPTAIN
CLEGGS should be ��As our advices say�� A judge of Mermaids�察 �he will
find Our lady´fish of every kind Inspection will repay。;
Good CAPEL sent a kind reply�察�For CAPEL thought he could descry
An admirable plan To study all their ways and laws ´ ��But not their lady´
fish�察�because He was a married man��。
The Merman sank ´ the Captain too Jumped overboard�察�and dropped
from view Like stone from catapult�察�And when he reached the Merman's
lair�察�He certainly was welcomed there�察�But�察�ah� �with what result�拭�
They didn't let him learn their law�察�Or make a note of what he saw�察�Or
interesting mem。�此 �The lady´fish he couldn't find�察 �But that�察 �of course�察 �he
didn't mind ´ He didn't come for them。
For though�察 �when CAPTAIN CAPEL sank�察 �The Mermen drawn in
double rank Gave him a hearty hail�察 �Yet when secure of CAPTAIN
CLEGGS�察�They cut off both his lovely legs�察�And gave him SUCH a tail� �
When CAPTAIN CLEGGS returned aboard�察 �His blithesome crew
convulsive roar'd�察�To see him altered so。 The Admiralty did insist That he
upon the Half´pay List Immediately should go。
In vain declared the poor old salt�察 �It's my misfortune ´ not my fault�察─�
With tear and trembling lip ´ In vain poor CAPEL begged and begged。 ;A
man must be completely legged Who rules a British ship。;
So spake the stern First Lord aloud ´ He was a wag�察�though very proud�察�
And much rejoiced to say�察 �You're only half a captain now ´ And so�察�my
worthy friend�察�I vow You'll only get half´pay� ─�
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Ballad�此 �Annie Protheroe。 A
Legend of Stratford´Le´Bow
Oh� �listen to the tale of little ANNIE PROTHEROE。 She kept a
small post´office in the neighbourhood of BOW�察 �She loved a skilled
mechanic�察�who was famous in his day ´ A gentle executioner whose name
was GILBERT CLAY。
I think I hear you say�察 �A dreadful subject for your rhymes� ─�O reader�察�
do not shrink ´ he didn't live in modern times� �He lived so long ago ��the
sketch will show it at a glance�� That all his actions glitter with the lime´
light of Romance。
In busy times he laboured at his gentle craft all day ´ ;No doubt you
mean his Cal´craft�察─�you amusingly will say ´ But�察�no ´ he didn't operate
with common bits of string�察 �He was a Public Headsman�察 �which is quite
another thing。
And when his work was over�察�they would ramble o'er the lea�察�And sit
beneath the frondage of an elderberry tree�察�And ANNIE'S simple prattle
entertained him on his walk�察�For public executions formed the subject of
her talk。
And sometimes he'd explain to her�察 �which charmed her very much�察�
How famous operators vary very much in touch�察�And then�察�perhaps�察�he'd
show how he himself performed the trick�察�And illustrate his meaning with
a poppy and a stick。
Or�察 �if it rained�察 �the little maid would stop at home�察 �and look At his
favourable notices�察�all pasted in a book�察�And then her cheek would flush ´
her swimming eyes would dance with joy In a glow of admiration at the
prowess of her boy。
One summer eve�察 �at supper´time�察 �the gentle GILBERT said ��As he
helped his pretty ANNIE to a slice of collared head���察 �This reminds me I
must settle on the next ensuing day The hash of that unmitigated villain
PETER GRAY。;
He saw his ANNIE tremble and he saw his ANNIE start�察�Her changing
colour trumpeted the flutter at her heart�察�Young GILBERT'S manly bosom
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rose and sank with jealous fear�察�And he said�察 �O gentle ANNIE�察�what's the
meaning of this here�拭─�
And ANNIE answered�察�blushing in an interesting way�察 �You think�察�no
doubt�察 �I'm sighing for that felon PETER GRAY�此 �That I was his young
woman is unquestionably true�察�But not since I began a´keeping company
with you。;
Then GILBERT�察�who was irritable�察�rose and loudly swore He'd know
the reason why if she refused to tell him more�察�And she answered ��all the
woman in her flashing from her eyes�� ;You mustn't ask no questions�察�and
you won't be told no lies� �
;Few lovers have the privilege enjoyed�察�my dear�察�by you�察�Of chopping
off a rival's head and quartering him too� �Of vengeance�察�dear�察�to´morrow
you will surely take your fill� ─�And GILBERT ground his molars as he
answered her�察 �I will� ─�
Young GILBERT rose from table with a stern determined look�察�And�察�
frowning�察 �took an inexpensive hatchet from its hook�察 �And ANNIE
watched his movements with an interested air ´ For the morrow ´ for the
morrow he was going to prepare� �
He chipped it with a hammer and he chopped it with a bill�察�He poured
sulphuric acid on the edge of it�察�until This terrible Avenger of the Majesty
of Law Was far less like a hatchet than a dissipated saw。
And ANNIE said�察 �O GILBERT�察�dear�察�I do not understand Why ever
you are injuring that hatchet in your hand��' He said�察 �It is intended for to
lacerate and flay The neck of that unmitigated villain PETER GRAY� ─�
;Now�察�GILBERT�察─�ANNIE answered�察 �wicked headsman�察�just beware
´ I won't have PETER tortured with that horrible affair�察�If you appear with
that�察�you may depend you'll rue the day。; But GILBERT said�察 �Oh�察�shall
I�拭─�which was just his nasty way。
He saw a look of anger from her eyes distinctly dart�察�For ANNIE was a
woman�察�and had pity in her heart� �She wished him a good evening ´ he
answered with a glare�察�She only said�察 �Remember�察�for your ANNIE will be
there� ─�
* * * * * * * *
The morrow GILBERT boldly on the scaffold took his stand�察�With a
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vizor on his face and with a hatchet in his hand�察�And all the people noticed
that the Engine of the Law Was far less like a hatchet than a dissipated
saw。
The felon very coolly loosed his collar and his stock�察�And placed his
wicked head upon the handy little block。 The hatchet was uplifted for to
settle PETER GRAY�察 �When GILBERT plainly heard a woman's voice
exclaiming�察 �Stay� ─�
'Twas ANNIE�察�gentle ANNIE�察�as you'll easily believe。 ;O GILBERT�察�
you must spare him�察�for I bring him a reprieve�察�It came from our Home
Secretary many weeks ago�察�And passed through that post´office which I
used to keep at Bow。
;I loved you�察 �loved you madly�察 �and you know it�察 �GILBERT CLAY�察�
And as I'd quite surrendered all idea of PETER GRAY�察 �I quietly
suppressed it�察 �as you'll clearly understand�察 �For I thought it might be
awkward if he came an
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