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So fierce and fearful was ye stroke
Sir What’s-his-name arose.
Turned three successive summersaults,
And landed on his nose.
His stove-platcs drove him in ye mud
Six inches by ye fall r
Ye knight., so weightily got up.
Could not get up at all.

Sam-u-el did not haste away,
For he had tut a stick
Four times as long as his right arm,
And o c ei a'most as thick;
Then, though yc knight was well dressed up..
Ye farmer dressed him down,
He made ye knight so black and blue
fie was quite done up brown.
"Y e picked this bcrl," quoth Sam-u-el,
rl Me thinks I'll let thee lie :
Thy lying once will be grim truth.
Sweet dreams, fair sir I Good-by!>a
Ye knight, so sorely taken in,
Would fain he taken out;
" I stick at this! ” in wrath he cried,
And loud for help did shout.

And eke he sware a mighty vow,
“ Great fishing-hooks, y J bet,
By my best Sunday garter-stringi,
I’ll beat yc plough-man yet !”
Hi?, hair it stood straight up for rage;
His lips were white with foam f
He sware to go that night and burn
Sam-u-el's humble home.