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酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
;Ha�察�ha� ┌� ;'Oo sly ickle Pa� �Wiz 'oo Beauty�察�Bo´Peep�察�and 'oo Mrs。 Jack
Sprat� �I've noticed 'oo pat MY pretty White Cat ´ I sink dear mamma
ought to know about dat� ─�
He early determined to marry and wive�察�For better or worse With his
elderly nurse ´ Which the poor little boy didn't live to contrive�此�His hearth
didn't thrive ´ No longer alive�察�He died an enfeebled old dotard at five� �
MORAL。
Now�察 �elderly men of the bachelor crew�察 �With wrinkled hose And
spectacled nose�察�Don't marry at all ´ you may take it as true If ever you do
The step you will rue�察�For your babes will be elderly ´ elderly too。
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Ballad�此�To Phoebe
;Gentle�察�modest little flower�察�Sweet epitome of May�察�Love me but for
half an hour�察�Love me�察�love me�察�little fay。; Sentences so fiercely flaming
In your tiny shell´like ear�察�I should always be exclaiming If I loved you�察�
PHOEBE dear。
;Smiles that thrill from any distance Shed upon me while I sing� �
Please ecstaticize existence�察 �Love me�察 �oh�察 �thou fairy thing� ─ �Words like
these�察 �outpouring sadly You'd perpetually hear�察 �If I loved you fondly�察�
madly�察 � But I do not�察�PHOEBE dear。
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Ballad�此�Baines Carew�察�Gentleman
Of all the good attorneys who Have placed their names upon the roll�察�
But few could equal BAINES CAREW For tender´heartedness and soul。
Whene'er he heard a tale of woe From client A or client B�察�His grief
would overcome him so He'd scarce have strength to take his fee。
It laid him up for many days�察 �When duty led him to distrain�察 �And
serving writs�察�although it pays�察�Gave him excruciating pain。
He made out costs�察 �distrained for rent�察 �Foreclosed and sued�察 �with
moistened eye ´ No bill of costs could represent The value of such
sympathy。
No charges can approximate The worth of sympathy with woe�察 �
Although I think I ought to state He did his best to make them so。
Of all the many clients who Had mustered round his legal flag�察 �No
single client of the crew Was half so dear as CAPTAIN BAGG。
Now�察�CAPTAIN BAGG had bowed him to A heavy matrimonial yoke
´ His wifey had of faults a few ´ She never could resist a joke。
Her chaff at first he meekly bore�察�Till unendurable it grew。 ;To stop
this persecution sore I will consult my friend CAREW。
;And when CAREW'S advice I've got�察�Divorce A MENSA I shall try。;
��A legal separation ´ not A VINCULO CONJUGII。��
;Oh�察 �BAINES CAREW�察 �my woe I've kept A secret hitherto�察 �you
know�察─ � ��And BAINES CAREW�察�ESQUIRE�察�he wept To hear that BAGG
HAD any woe。��
;My case�察�indeed�察�is passing sad。 My wife ´ whom I considered true ´
With brutal conduct drives me mad。; ;I am appalled�察─ �said BAINES
CAREW。
;What� �sound the matrimonial knell Of worthy people such as these� �
Why was I an attorney�拭 �Well ´ Go on to the SAEVITIA�察�please。;
;Domestic bliss has proved my bane�察 � A harder case you never heard�察�
My wife ��in other matters sane�� Pretends that I'm a Dicky bird� �
;She makes me sing�察�'Too´whit�察�too´wee��' And stand upon a rounded
stick�察�And always introduces me To every one as 'Pretty Dick'� ─�
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;Oh�察�dear�察─�said weeping BAINES CAREW�察 �This is the direst case I
know。; ;I'm grieved�察─ �said BAGG�察 �at paining you ´ ;To COBB and
POLTHERTHWAITE I'll go ´
;To COBB'S cold�察�calculating ear�察�My gruesome sorrows I'll impart;
´ ;No�察�stop�察─ �said BAINES�察 �I'll dry my tear�察�And steel my sympathetic
heart。;
;She makes me perch upon a tree�察�Rewarding me with 'Sweety ´ nice��'
And threatens to exhibit me With four or five performing mice。;
;Restrain my tears I wish I could; ��Said BAINES���察 �I don't know what
to do。; Said CAPTAIN BAGG�察 �You're very good。; ;Oh�察�not at all�察─�said
BAINES CAREW。
;She makes me fire a gun�察─�said BAGG�察 �And�察�at a preconcerted word�察�
Climb up a ladder with a flag�察�Like any street performing bird。
;She places sugar in my way ´ In public places calls me 'Sweet��' She
gives me groundsel every day�察�And hard canary´seed to eat。;
;Oh�察 �woe� �oh�察 �sad� �oh�察 �dire to tell� ─ 。�Said BAINES��。 ;Be good
enough to stop。; And senseless on the floor he fell�察�With unpremeditated
flop� �
Said CAPTAIN BAGG�察 �Well�察 �really I Am grieved to think it pains
you so。 I thank you for your sympathy�察�But�察�hang it� � come ´ I say�察�you
know� ─�
But BAINES lay flat upon the floor�察�Convulsed with sympathetic sob�察�
´ The Captain toddled off next door�察�And gave the case to MR。 COBB。
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Ballad�此�Thomas Winterbottom
Hance
In all the towns and cities fair On Merry England's broad expanse�察�No
swordsman ever could compare With THOMAS WINTERBOTTOM
HANCE。
The dauntless lad could fairly hew A silken handkerchief in twain�察�
Divide a leg of mutton too ´ And this without unwholesome strain。
On whole half´sheep�察 �with cunning trick�察 �His sabre sometimes he'd
employ ´ No bar of lead�察�however thick�察�Had terrors for the stalwart boy。
At Dover daily he'd prepare To hew and slash�察�behind�察�before ´ Which
aggravated MONSIEUR PIERRE�察 �Who watched him from the Calais
shore。
It caused good PIERRE to swear and dance�察�The sight annoyed and
vexed him so�察 �He was the bravest man in France ´ He said so�察 �and he
ought to know。
;Regardez donc�察�ce cochon gros ´ Ce polisson� �Oh�察�sacre bleu� �Son
sabre�察�son plomb�察�et ses gigots Comme cela m'ennuye�察�enfin�察�mon Dieu� �
;Il sait que les foulards de soie Give no retaliating whack ´ Les gigots
morts n'ont pas de quoi ´ Le plomb don't ever hit you back。;
But every day the headstrong lad Cut lead and mutton more and more�察�
And every day poor PIERRE�察�half mad�察�Shrieked loud defiance from his
shore。
HANCE had a mother�察�poor and old�察�A simple�察�harmless village dame�察�
Who crowed and clapped as people told Of WINTERBOTTOM'S rising
fame。
She said�察 �I'll be upon the spot To see my TOMMY'S sabre´play�察─�And
so she left her leafy cot�察�And walked to Dover in a day。
PIERRE had a doating mother�察�who Had heard of his defiant rage�察�HIS
Ma was nearly ninety´two�察�And rather dressy for her age。
At HANCE'S doings every morn�察�With sheer delight HIS mother cried�察�
And MONSIEUR PIERRE'S contemptuous scorn Filled HIS mamma with
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proper pride。
But HANCE'S powers began to fail ´ His constitution was not strong ´
And PIERRE�察�who once was stout and hale�察�Grew thin from shouting all
day long。
Their mothers saw them pale and wan�察 �Maternal anguish tore each
breast�察�And so they met to find a plan To set their offsprings' minds at rest。
Said MRS。 HANCE�察 �Of course I shrinks From bloodshed�察�ma'am�察�as
you're aware�察 �But still they'd better meet�察 �I thinks。; ;Assurement� ─ �said
MADAME PIERRE。
A sunny spot in sunny France Was hit upon for this affair�察�The ground
was picked by MRS。 HANCE�察 �The stakes were pitched by MADAME
PIERRE。
Said MRS。 H。�察 �Your work you see ´ Go in�察�my noble boy�察�and win。;
;En garde�察 �mon fils� ─ �said MADAME P。 ;Allons� ─ �Go on� ─ �En
garde� ─ �Begin� ─�
��The mothers were of decent size�察�Though not particularly tall�察�But in
the sketch that meets your eyes I've been obliged to draw them small。��
Loud sneered the doughty man of France�察 �Ho� �ho� �Ho� �ho� �Ha� �ha� �
Ha� �ha� �The French for 'Pish'; said THOMAS HANCE。 Said PIERRE�察�
;L'Anglais�察�Monsieur�察�pour 'Bah。';
Said MRS。 H。�察 �Come�察�one� �two� �three� � We're sittin' here to see all
fair。; ;C'est magnifique� ─�said MADAME P。�察 �Mais�察�parbleu� �ce n'est pas
la guerre� ─�
;Je scorn un foe si lache que vous�察─�Said PIERRE�察�the doughty son of
France。 ;I fight not coward foe like you� ─�Said our undaunted TOMMY
HANCE。
;The French for 'Pooh��'; our TOMMY cried。 ;L'Anglais pour 'Va��'; the
Frenchman crowed。 And so�察 �with undiminished pride�察 �Each went on his
respective road。
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Ballad�此�The Reverend Micah Sowls
The REVEREND MICAH SOWLS�察 �He shouts and yells and howls�察�
He screams�察�he mouths�察�he bumps�察�He foams�察�he rants�察�he thumps。
His armour he has buckled on�察�to wage The regulation war against the
Stage�察�And warns his congregation all to shun ;The Presence´Chamber of
the Evil One�察─�
The subject's sad enough To make him rant and puff�察�And fortunately�察�
too�察�His Bishop's in a pew。
So REVEREND MICAH claps on extra steam�察�His eyes are flashing
with superior gleam�察 �He is as energetic as can be�察 �For there are fatter
livings in that see。
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