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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。 

    The     Bishop�察  �when    it's  o'er�察 �Goes  through   the  vestry   door�察 �Where 

MICAH�察�very red�察�Is mopping of his head。 

     ;Pardon�察  �my   Lord�察  �your   SOWLS'   excessive   zeal�察  �It   is   a   theme   on 

which I strongly feel。; ��The sermon somebody had sent him down From 

London�察�at a charge of half´a´crown。�� 

    The Bishop bowed his head�察�And�察�acquiescing�察�said�察 �I've heard your 

well´meant rage Against the Modern Stage。 

     ;A modern Theatre�察�as I heard you say�察�Sows seeds of evil broadcast ´ 

well it may�察�But let me ask you�察�my respected son�察�Pray�察�have you ever 

ventured into one�拭─�

     ;My Lord�察─�said MICAH�察 �no� �I never�察�never go� �What�                 �Go and see 

a play�拭�My goodness gracious�察�nay� ─�

    The worthy Bishop said�察 �My friend�察�no doubt The Stage may be the 

place you make it out�察�But if�察�my REVEREND SOWLS�察�you never go�察�I 

don't quite understand how you're to know。; 

     ;Well�察�really�察─�MICAH said�察 �I've often heard and read�察�But never go ´ 

do you�拭─�The Bishop said�察 �I do。; 

     ;That   proves   me   wrong�察─  �said   MICAH�察  �in   a   trice�此   �I   thought   it   all 

frivolity and vice。; The Bishop handed him a printed card�察 �Go to a theatre 

where they play our Bard。; 

    The Bishop took his leave�察�Rejoicing in his sleeve。 The next ensuing 



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day SOWLS went and heard a play。 

     He   saw   a   dreary  person   on   the   stage�察 �Who   mouthed   and   mugged   in 

simulated rage�察�Who growled and spluttered in a mode absurd�察�And spoke 

an English SOWLS had never heard。 

     For ;gaunt; was spoken ;garnt�察─          �And ;haunt; transformed to ;harnt�察─�

And ;wrath ; pronounced as ;rath�察─           �And ;death; was changed to ;dath。; 

     For hours and hours that dismal actor walked�察�And talked�察�and

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