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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