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Ballad�此�To My Bride ´ ��Whoever
She May Be��
Oh� �little maid� � ��I do not know your name Or who you are�察�so�察�as a
safe precaution I'll add�� ´ Oh�察�buxom widow� �married dame� 。�As one of
these must be your present portion�� Listen�察�while I unveil prophetic lore
for you�察�And sing the fate that Fortune has in store for you。
You'll marry soon ´ within a year or twain ´ A bachelor of CIRCA two
and thirty�此 �Tall�察 �gentlemanly�察 �but extremely plain�察 �And when you're
intimate�察 �you'll call him ;BERTIE。; Neat ´ dresses well�察 �his temper has
been classified As hasty�察�but he's very quickly pacified。
You'll find him working mildly at the Bar�察�After a touch at two or three
professions�察�From easy affluence extremely far�察�A brief or two on Circuit ´
;soup; at Sessions�察�A pound or two from whist and backing horses�察�And�察�
say three hundred from his own resources。
Quiet in harness�察�free from serious vice�察�His faults are not particularly
shady�察�You'll never find him ;SHY; ´ for�察�once or twice Already�察�he's been
driven by a lady�察�Who parts with him ´ perhaps a poor excuse for him ´
Because she hasn't any further use for him。
Oh� �bride of mine ´ tall�察 �dumpy�察 �dark�察 �or fair� �Oh� �widow ´ wife�察�
maybe�察 �or blushing maiden�察 �I've told YOUR fortune�察 �solved the gravest
care With which your mind has hitherto been laden。 I've prophesied
correctly�察�never doubt it�察�Now tell me mine ´ and please be quick about it� �
You ´ only you ´ can tell me�察 �an' you will�察 �To whom I'm destined
shortly to be mated�察 �Will she run up a heavy MODISTE'S bill�拭 �If so�察 �I
want to hear her income stated ��This is a point which interests me greatly��。
To quote the bard�察 �Oh� �have I seen her lately�拭─�
Say�察�must I wait till husband number one Is comfortably stowed away
at Woking�拭�How is her hair most usually done�拭�And tell me�察�please�察�will
she object to smoking�拭 �The colour of her eyes�察 �too�察 �you may mention�此�
Come�察�Sibyl�察�prophesy ´ I'm all attention。
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Ballad�此�The Folly Of Brown ´ By A
General Agent
I knew a boor ´ a clownish card ��His only friends were pigs and cows
and The poultry of a small farmyard���察 �Who came into two hundred
thousand。
Good fortune worked no change in BROWN�察�Though she's a mighty
social chymist�察 �He was a clown ´ and by a clown I do not mean a
pantomimist。
It left him quiet�察�calm�察�and cool�察�Though hardly knowing what a crown
was ´ You can't imagine what a fool Poor rich uneducated BROWN was� �
He scouted all who wished to come And give him monetary schooling�察�
And I propose to give you some Idea of his insensate fooling。
I formed a company or two ´ ��Of course I don't know what the rest
meant�察 �I formed them solely with a view To help him to a sound
investment��。
Their objects were ´ their only cares ´ To justify their Boards in
showing A handsome dividend on shares And keep their good promoter
going。
But no ´ the lout sticks to his brass�察 �Though shares at par I freely
proffer�此�Yet ´ will it be believed�拭 � the ass Declines�察�with thanks�察�my well´
meant offer� �
He adds�察 �with bumpkin's stolid grin ��A weakly intellect denoting���察�
He'd rather not invest it in A company of my promoting� �
;You have two hundred 'thou' or more�察─�Said I。 ;You'll waste it�察�lose
it�察�lend it�察�Come�察�take my furnished second floor�察�I'll gladly show you how
to spend it。;
But will it be believed that he�察 �With grin upon his face of poppy�察�
Declined my aid�察 �while thanking me For what he called my
;philanthroppy;�拭�
Some blind�察�suspicious fools rejoice In doubting friends who wouldn't
harm them�察 �They will not hear the charmer's voice�察 �However wisely he
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may charm them� �
I showed him that his coat�察 �all dust�察 �Top boots and cords provoked
compassion�察�And proved that men of station must Conform to the decrees
of fashion。
I showed him where to buy his hat To coat him�察�trouser him�察�and boot
him�察�But no ´ he wouldn't hear of that ´ ;He didn't think the style would
suit him� ─�
I offered him a county seat�察�And made no end of an oration�察�I made it
certainty complete�察�And introduced the deputation。
But no ´ the clown my prospect blights ´ ��The worth of birth it surely
teaches�。� ;Why should I want to spend my nights In Parliament�察�a´making
speeches�拭�
;I haven't never been to school ´ I ain't had not no eddication ´ And I
should surely be a fool To publish that to all the nation� ─�
I offered him a trotting horse ´ No hack had ever trotted faster ´ I also
offered him�察�of course�察�A rare and curious ;old master。;
I offered to procure him weeds ´ Wines fit for one in his position ´ But�察�
though an ass in all his deeds�察�He'd learnt the meaning of ;commission。;
He called me ;thief; the other day�察�And daily from his door he thrusts
me�察 �Much more of this�察 �and soon I may Begin to think that BROWN
mistrusts me。
So deaf to all sound Reason's rule This poor uneducated clown is�察�You
canNOT fancy what a fool Poor rich uneducated BROWN is。
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Ballad�此�Sir Macklin
Of all the youths I ever saw None were so wicked�察�vain�察�or silly�察�So
lost to shame and Sabbath law�察�As worldly TOM�察�and BOB�察�and BILLY。
For every Sabbath day they walked ��Such was their gay and
thoughtless natur�� In parks or gardens�察�where they talked From three to six�察�
or even later。
SIR MACKLIN was a priest severe In conduct and in conversation�察�It
did a sinner good to hear Him deal in ratiocination。
He could in every action show Some sin�察�and nobody could doubt him。
He argued high�察�he argued low�察�He also argued round about him。
He wept to think each thoughtless youth Contained of wickedness a
skinful�察�And burnt to teach the awful truth�察�That walking out on Sunday's
sinful。
;Oh�察�youths�察─�said he�察 �I grieve to find The course of life you've been
and hit on ´ Sit down�察─�said he�察 �and never mind The pennies for the chairs
you sit on。
;My opening head is 'Kensington��' How walking there the sinner
hardens�察 �Which when I have enlarged upon�察 �I go to 'Secondly' ´ its
'Gardens。'
;My 'Thirdly' comprehendeth 'Hyde��' Of Secresy the guilts and
shameses�察 �My 'Fourthly' ´ 'Park' ´ its verdure wide ´ My 'Fifthly'
comprehends 'St。 James's。'
;That matter settled�察 �I shall reach The 'Sixthly' in my solemn tether�察�
And show that what is true of each�察�Is also true of all�察�together。
;Then I shall demonstrate to you�察 �According to the rules of
WHATELY�察 �That what is true of all�察 �is true Of each�察 �considered
separately。;
In lavish stream his accents flow�察 �TOM�察 �BOB�察 �and BILLY dare not
flout him�察 �He argued high�察 �he argued low�察 �He also argued round about
him。
;Ha�察 �ha� ─ �he said�察 �you loathe your ways�察 �You writhe at these my
words of warning�察�In agony your hands you raise。; ��And so they did�察�for
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they were yawning。��
To ;Twenty´firstly; on they go�察�The lads do not attempt to scout him�察�
He argued high�察�he argued low�察�He also argued round about him。
;Ho�察�ho� ─�he cries�察 �you bow your crests ´ My eloquence has set you
weeping�察 �In shame you bend upon your breasts� ─ 。�And so they did�察 �for
they were sleeping。��
He proved them this ´ he proved them that ´ This good but wearisome
ascetic�察�He jumped and thumped upon his hat�察�He was so very energetic。
His Bishop at this moment chanced To pass�察 �and found the road
encumbered�察 �He noticed how the Churchman danced�察 �And how his
congregation slumbered。
The hundred and eleventh head The priest completed of his stricture�察�
;Oh�察�bosh� ─�the worthy Bishop said�察�And walked him off as in the picture。
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Ballad�此�The Yarn Of The ;Nancy
Bell;
'Twas on the shores that round our coast From Deal to Ramsgate span�察�
That I found alone on a piece of stone An elderly naval man。
His hair was weedy�察�his beard was long�察�And weedy and long was he�察�
And I heard this wight on the shore recite�察�In a singular minor key�此�
;Oh�察�I am a cook and a captain bold�察�And the mate of the NANCY brig�察�
And a bo'sun tight�察�and a midshipmite�察�And the crew of the captain's gig。;
And he shook
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