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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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