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And  O  the noise  of the blackguard boys,
                                      As  they  hnrrood  and hollowed him.


                                   The  noble  Chair  stud  at the  stair,
                                      And bade  the  dthrums  to  thump;  and he
                                   Did  thus  evince,  to  that  Black  Prince,
                                     The Welcome  of  his  Company.
                                   O  fair the  girls,  and  rich  the curls,
                                      And  bright tlie  oys  you saw  there,  was:
                                   And  fixed  cadi  oye, ye there  could  spoi,
                                      On  Gineral  Jung  liahawther,  was !


                                   This  Gineral  great  then  tuck  his  sate,
                                     With  all the  other gin era la,
                                   (Eedad  his treat,  his  belt,  his coat,
                                     All hleczecl  with  precious  minerals);
                                   And  as  he  there,  with  princely air,
                                     Reclomin1  on  his  cushion was,
                                   All  round about his  royal  chair
                                     The squeezin’  and tlie pnshin'  was*


                                   O  Pat, such  girls,  such  Jukes,  and  Earls,
                                     Such  fashion  and  nobilitee!
                                   Just think  of  Tim,  and  fancy  him
                                      Amidst the hoigh  gcntilitee E
                                   There  was  Lord De  J./Hnys,  and  the  Forty geese
                                     Min Esther and his  lady there,
                                   And  I  reckonizcd, with  much  surprise;,
                                     Our messmate,  Bob  O'Grady, there;


                                   There  was  Eat on ess  Pii unow,  that  looked  like June*
                                      And  Baroness  Rehausen there,
                                   And  Countess  Ruu'lier, that looked peculiar
                                      Weil, in  her  robes  of  gauze in there.
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