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awkward if he came and claimed my hand。
;In anger at my secret ��which I could not tell before���察�To lacerate poor
PETER GRAY vindictively you swore�察�I told you if you used that blunted
axe you'd rue the day�察�And so you will�察 �young GILBERT�察 �for I'll marry
PETER GRAY� ─�
��AND SO SHE DID。
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Ballad�此 �An Unfortunate Likeness
I've painted SHAKESPEARE all my life ´ ;An infant; ��even then at
;play;�。� ;A boy�察─ �with stage´ambition rife�察 �Then ;Married to ANN
HATHAWAY。;
;The bard's first ticket night; ��or ;ben。;���察�His ;First appearance on the
stage�察─�His ;Call before the curtain; ´ then ;Rejoicings when he came of
age。;
The bard play´writing in his room�察�The bard a humble lawyer's clerk。
The bard a lawyer ��1�� ´ parson ��2�� ´ groom ��3�� ´ The bard deer´stealing�察�
after dark。
The bard a tradesman ��4�� ´ and a Jew ��5�� ´ The bard a botanist ��6�� ´ a
beak ��7�� ´ The bard a skilled musician ��8�� too ´ A sheriff ��9�� and a surgeon
��10�� eke� �
Yet critics say ��a friendly stock�� That�察 �though it's evident I try�察 �Yet
even I can barely mock The glimmer of his wondrous eye� �
One morning as a work I framed�察�There passed a person�察�walking hard�此�
;My gracious goodness�察─�I exclaimed�察 �How very like my dear old bard� �
;Oh�察�what a model he would make� ─�I rushed outside ´ impulsive me� �
;Forgive the liberty I take�察�But you're so very; ´ ;Stop� ─�said he。
;You needn't waste your breath or time�察 � I know what you are going to
say�察 � That you're an artist�察�and that I'm Remarkably like SHAKESPEARE。
Eh�拭�
;You wish that I would sit to you�拭─ �I clasped him madly round the
waist�察�And breathlessly replied�察 �I do� ─ �All right�察─ �said he�察 �but please
make haste。;
I led him by his hallowed sleeve�察�And worked away at him apace�察 �I
painted him till dewy eve�察 � There never was a nobler face� �
;Oh�察�sir�察─�I said�察 �a fortune grand Is yours�察�by dint of merest chance�察 �
To sport HIS brow at second´hand�察�To wear HIS cast´off countenance� �
;To rub HIS eyes whene'er they ache ´ To wear HIS baldness ere
you're old ´ To clean HIS teeth when you awake ´ To blow HIS nose when
you've a cold� ─�
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His eyeballs glistened in his eyes ´ I sat and watched and smoked my
pipe�察 �Bravo� ─�I said�察 �I recognize The phrensy of your prototype� ─�
His scanty hair he wildly tore�此 �That's right�察─ �said I�察 �it shows your
breed。; He danced ´ he stamped ´ he wildly swore ´ ;Bless me�察�that's very
fine indeed� ─�
;Sir�察─ �said the grand Shakesperian boy ��Continuing to blaze away���察�
;You think my face a source of joy�察�That shows you know not what you
say。
;Forgive these yells and cellar´flaps�此�I'm always thrown in some such
state When on his face well´meaning chaps This wretched man
congratulate。
;For�察�oh� �this face ´ this pointed chin ´ This nose ´ this brow ´ these
eyeballs too�察�Have always been the origin Of all the woes I ever knew� �
;If to the play my way I find�察 �To see a grand Shakesperian piece�察 �I
have no rest�察�no ease of mind Until the author's puppets cease。
;Men nudge each other ´ thus ´ and say�察 �'This certainly is
SHAKESPEARE'S son��' And merry wags ��of course in play�� Cry 'Author��'
when the piece is done。
;In church the people stare at me�察�Their soul the sermon never binds�察�I
catch them looking round to see�察�And thoughts of SHAKESPEARE fill
their minds。
;And sculptors�察 �fraught with cunning wile�察 �Who find it difficult to
crown A bust with BROWN'S insipid smile�察�Or TOMKINS'S unmannered
frown�察�
;Yet boldly make my face their own�察 �When ��oh�察 �presumption�。� they
require To animate a paving´stone With SHAKESPEARE'S intellectual
fire。
;At parties where young ladies gaze�察�And I attempt to speak my joy�察�
'Hush�察�pray��' some lovely creature says�察�'The fond illusion don't destroy��'
;Whene'er I speak�察 �my soul is wrung With these or some such
whisperings�此�''Tis pity that a SHAKESPEARE'S tongue Should say such
un´Shakesperian things��'
;I should not thus be criticised Had I a face of common wont�此�Don't
envy me ´ now�察�be advised� ─�And�察�now I think of it�察�I don't� �
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Ballad�此 �Gregory Parable�察�LL。D。
A leafy cot�察�where no dry rot Had ever been by tenant seen�察�Where ivy
clung and wopses stung�察 �Where beeses hummed and drummed and
strummed�察�Where treeses grew and breezes blew ´ A thatchy roof�察 �quite
waterproof�察�Where countless herds of dicky´birds Built twiggy beds to lay
their heads ��My mother begs I'll make it ;eggs�察─�But though it's true that
dickies do Construct a nest with chirpy noise�察�With view to rest their eggy
joys�察�'Neath eavy sheds�察�yet eggs and beds�察�As I explain to her in vain Five
hundred times�察 �are faulty rhymes��。 'Neath such a cot�察�built on a plot Of
freehold land�察 �dwelt MARY and Her worthy father�察 �named by me
GREGORY PARABLE�察�LL。D。
He knew no guile�察�this simple man�察�No worldly wile�察�or plot�察�or plan�察�
Except that plot of freehold land That held the cot�察�and MARY�察�and Her
worthy father�察�named by me GREGORY PARABLE�察�LL。D。
A grave and learned scholar he�察�Yet simple as a child could be。 He'd
shirk his meal to sit and cram A goodish deal of Eton Gram。 No man alive
could him nonplus With vocative of FILIUS�察 �No man alive more fully
knew The passive of a verb or two�察�None better knew the worth than he Of
words that end in B�察�D�察�T。 Upon his green in early spring He might be seen
endeavouring To understand the hooks and crooks Of HENRY and his
Latin books�察�Or calling for his ;Caesar on The Gallic War�察─�like any don�察�
Or�察 �p'raps�察 �expounding unto all How mythic BALBUS built a wall。 So
lived the sage who's named by me GREGORY PARABLE�察�LL。D。
To him one autumn day there came A lovely youth of mystic name�此�He
took a lodging in the house�察�And fell a´dodging snipe and grouse�察�For�察�oh� �
that mild scholastic one Let shooting for a single gun。
By three or four�察�when sport was o'er�察�The Mystic One laid by his gun�察�
And made sheep's eyes of giant size�察 �Till after tea�察 �at MARY P。 And
MARY P。 ��so kind was she���察 �She�察 �too�察 �made eyes of giant size�察 �Whose
every dart right through the heart Appeared to run that Mystic One。 The
Doctor's whim engrossing him�察�He did not know they flirted so。 For�察�save
at tea�察 �MUSA MUSAE�察─ �As I'm advised�察 �monopolised And rendered
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blind his giant mind。 But looking up above his cup One afternoon�察�he saw
them spoon。 ;Aha� ─�quoth he�察 �you naughty lass� �As quaint old OVID says�察�
'Amas��';
The Mystic Youth avowed the truth�察�And�察�claiming ruth�察�he said�察 �In
sooth I love your daughter�察�aged man�此�Refuse to join us if you can。 Treat
not my offer�察�sir�察�with scorn�察�I'm wealthy though I'm lowly born。; ;Young
sir�察─�the aged scholar said�察 �I never thought you meant to wed�此�Engrossed
completely with my books�察�I little noticed lovers' looks。 I've lived so long
away from man�察 �I do not know of any plan By which to test a lover's
worth�察�Except�察�perhaps�察�the test of birth。 I've half forgotten in this wild A
father's duty to his child。 It is his place�察 �I think it's said�察 �To see his
daughters richly wed To dignitaries of the earth ´ If possible�察�of noble birth。
If noble birth is not at hand�察�A father may�察�I understand ��And this affords a
chance for you���察�Be satisfied to wed her to A BOUCICAULT or BARING
´ which Means any one who's very rich。 Now�察�there's an Earl who lives
hard by�察 � My child and I will go and try If he will make the maid his bride
´ If not�察�to you she shall be tied。;
They sought the Earl that very day�察�The Sage began to say his say。 The
Earl ��a very wicked man�察�Whose face bore Vice's blackest ban�� Cut short
the scholar's simple tale�察�And said in voice to make them quail�察 �Pooh� �go
along� �you're drunk�察�no doubt ´ Here�察�PETERS�察�turn these people out� ─�
The Sage�察�rebuffed in mode uncouth�察�Returning�察�met the Mystic Youth。
;My darling boy�察─ �the Scholar said�察 �Take MARY ´ blessings on your
head� ─�
The Mystic Boy undid his vest�察�And took a parchment from his breast�察�
And said�察 �Now�察�by that noble brow�察�I ne'er knew father such as thou� �The
sterling rule of common sense Now reaps its proper recompense。 Rejoice�察�
my soul's unequalled Queen�察�For I am DUKE OF GRETNA GREEN� ─�
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Ballad�此 �The King Of Canoodle´
Dum
The story of FREDERICK GOWLER�察 �A mariner of the sea�察 �Who
quitted his ship�察�the HOWLER�察�A´sailing in Caribbee。 For many
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