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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´ 

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    The   story   of   FREDERICK   GOWLER�察  �A   mariner   of   the   sea�察  �Who 

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