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sensation�察�Or p'raps I should in justice say ´ To what in an Adelphi play Is
known as ;situation。;
He passed his time designing traps To flurry unsuspicious chaps ´ The
taste was his innately�察�He couldn't walk into a room Without ejaculating
;Boom� ─�Which startled ladies greatly。
He'd wear a mask and muffling cloak�察 �Not�察 �you will understand�察 �in
joke�察�As some assume disguises�察�He did it�察�actuated by A simple love of
mystery And fondness for surprises。
I need not say he loved a maid ´ His eloquence threw into shade All
others who adored her。 The maid�察�though pleased at first�察�I know�察�Found�察�
after several years or so�察�Her startling lover bored her。
So�察�when his orders came to sail�察�She did not faint or scream or wail�察�
Or with her tears anoint him�此�She shook his hand�察�and said ;Good´bye�察─�
With laughter dancing in her eye ´ Which seemed to disappoint him。
But ere he went aboard his boat�察�He placed around her little throat A
ribbon�察 �blue and yellow�察 �On which he hung a double´tooth ´ A simple
token this�察�in sooth ´ 'Twas all he had�察�poor fellow� �
;I often wonder�察─ �he would say�察 �When very�察 �very far away�察 �If
ANGELINA wears it�拭�A plan has entered in my head�此�I will pretend that I
am dead�察�And see how ANGY bears it。;
The news he made a messmate tell。 His ANGELINA bore it well�察�No
sign gave she of crazing�察 �But�察 �steady as the Inchcape Rock�察 �His
ANGELINA stood the shock With fortitude amazing。
She said�察 �Some one I must elect Poor ANGELINA to protect From all
who wish to harm her。 Since worthy CAPTAIN TODD is dead�察 �I rather
feel inclined to wed A comfortable farmer。;
A comfortable farmer came ��BASSANIO TYLER was his name���察�Who
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had no end of treasure。 He said�察 �My noble gal�察�be mine� ─�The noble gal
did not decline�察�But simply said�察 �With pleasure。;
When this was told to CAPTAIN TODD�察�At first he thought it rather
odd�察 �And felt some perturbation�察 �But very long he did not grieve�察 �He
thought he could a way perceive To SUCH a situation� �
;I'll not reveal myself�察─�said he�察 �Till they are both in the Ecclesiastical
arena�察 �Then suddenly I will appear�察 �And paralysing them with fear�察�
Demand my ANGELINA� ─�
At length arrived the wedding day�察 �Accoutred in the usual way
Appeared the bridal body�察 �The worthy clergyman began�察 �When in the
gallant Captain ran And cried�察 �Behold your TODDY� ─�
The bridegroom�察 �p'raps�察 �was terrified�察�And also possibly the bride ´
The bridesmaids WERE affrighted�察 �But ANGELINA�察 �noble soul�察�
Contrived her feelings to control�察�And really seemed delighted。
;My bride� ─�said gallant CAPTAIN TODD�察 �She's mine�察�uninteresting
clod� �My own�察�my darling charmer� ─ �Oh dear�察─�said she�察 �you're just too
late ´ I'm married to�察�I beg to state�察�This comfortable farmer� ─�
;Indeed�察─�the farmer said�察 �she's mine�此�You've been and cut it far too
fine� ─ �I see�察─�said TODD�察 �I'm beaten。; And so he went to sea once more�察�
;Sensation; he for aye forswore�察�And married on her native shore A lady
whom he'd met before ´ A lovely Otaheitan。
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Ballad�此�Tempora Mutantur
Letters�察 �letters�察 �letters�察 �letters� �Some that please and some that bore�察�
Some that threaten prison fetters ��Metaphorically�察 �fetters Such as bind
insolvent debtors�� ´ Invitations by the score。
One from COGSON�察 �WILES�察 �and RAILER�察 �My attorneys�察 �off the
Strand�察�One from COPPERBLOCK�察�my tailor ´ My unreasonable tailor ´
One in FLAGG'S disgusting hand。
One from EPHRAIM and MOSES�察 �Wanting coin without a doubt�察 �I
should like to pull their noses ´ Their uncompromising noses�察�One from
ALICE with the roses ´ Ah�察�I know what that's about � �
Time was when I waited�察 �waited For the missives that she wrote�察�
Humble postmen execrated ´ Loudly�察�deeply execrated ´ When I heard I
wasn't fated To be gladdened with a note� �
Time was when I'd not have bartered Of her little pen a dip For a
peerage duly gartered ´ For a peerage starred and gartered ´ With a palace´
office chartered�察�Or a Secretaryship。
But the time for that is over�察�And I wish we'd never met。 I'm afraid I've
proved a rover ´ I'm afraid a heartless rover ´ Quarters in a place like
Dover Tend to make a man forget。
Bills for carriages and horses�察�Bills for wine and light cigar�察�Matters
that concern the Forces ´ News that may affect the Forces ´ News affecting
my resources�察�Much more interesting are� �
And the tiny little paper�察�With the words that seem to run From her
little fingers taper ��They are very small and taper���察�By the tailor and the
draper Are in interest outdone。
And unopened it's remaining� �I can read her gentle hope ´ Her
entreaties�察�uncomplaining ��She was always uncomplaining���察�Her devotion
never waning ´ Through the little envelope� �
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Ballad�此�At A Pantomime。 By A
Bilious One
An Actor sits in doubtful gloom�察 �His stock´in´trade unfurled�察 �In a
damp funereal dressing´room In the Theatre Royal�察�World。
He comes to town at Christmas´time�察�And braves its icy breath�察 �To
play in that favourite pantomime�察�HARLEQUIN LIFE AND DEATH。
A hoary flowing wig his weird Unearthly cranium caps�察 �He hangs a
long benevolent beard On a pair of empty chaps。
To smooth his ghastly features down The actor's art he cribs�察 � A long
and a flowing padded gown。 Bedecks his rattling ribs。
He cries�察 �Go on ´ begin�察�begin� �Turn on the light of lime ´ I'm dressed
for jolly Old Christmas�察�in A favourite pantomime� ─�
The curtain's up ´ the stage all black ´ Time and the year nigh sped ´
Time as an advertising quack ´ The Old Year nearly dead。
The wand of Time is waved�察�and lo� �Revealed Old Christmas stands�察�
And little children chuckle and crow�察�And laugh and clap their hands。
The cruel old scoundrel brightens up At the death of the Olden Year�察�
And he waves a gorgeous golden cup�察�And bids the world good cheer。
The little ones hail the festive King�察 � No thought can make them sad。
Their laughter comes with a sounding ring�察�They clap and crow like mad� �
They only see in the humbug old A holiday every year�察�And handsome
gifts�察�and joys untold�察�And unaccustomed cheer。
The old ones�察�palsied�察�blear�察�and hoar�察�Their breasts in anguish beat ´
They've seen him seventy times before�察�How well they know the cheat� �
They've seen that ghastly pantomime�察�They've felt its blighting breath�察�
They know that rollicking Christmas´time Meant Cold and Want and
Death�察 �
Starvation ´ Poor Law Union fare ´ And deadly cramps and chills�察�And
illness ´ illness everywhere�察�And crime�察�and Christmas bills。
They know Old Christmas well�察 �I ween�察 �Those men of ripened age�察�
They've often�察�often�察�often seen That Actor off the stage� �
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They see in his gay rotundity A clumsy stuffed´out dress ´ They see in
the cup he waves on high A tinselled emptiness。
Those aged men so lean and wan�察 �They've seen it all before�察 �They
know they'll see the charlatan But twice or three times more。
And so they bear with dance and song�察�And crimson foil and green�察�
They wearily sit�察�and grimly long For the Transformation Scene。
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Ballad�此�King Borria Bungalee Boo
KING BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was a man´eating African swell�察�
His sigh was a hullaballoo�察 �His whisper a horrible yell ´ A horrible�察�
horrible yell� �
Four subjects�察 �and all of them male�察 �To BORRIA doubled the knee�察�
They were once on a far larger scale�察�But he'd eaten the balance�察�you see
�─�Scale; and ;balance; is punning�察�you see��。
There was haughty PISH´TUSH´POOH´BAH�察 �There was lumbering
DOODLE´DUM´DEY�察 �Despairing ALACK´A´DEY´AH�察�And good little
TOOTLE´TUM´TEH ´ Exemplary TOOTLE´TUM´TEH。
One day there was grief in the crew�察�For they hadn't a morsel of meat�察�
And BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was dying for something to eat ´
;Come�察�provide me with something to eat� �
;ALACK´A´DEY�察 �famished I feel�察 �Oh�察 �good little TOOTLE´TUM´
TEH�察�Where on earth shall I look for a meal�拭�For I haven't no dinner to´
day� � Not a morsel of dinner to´day� �
;Dear TOOTLE´TUM�察�what shall we do�拭�Come�察�get us a meal�察�or�察�in
truth�察 �If you don't�察 �we shall have to eat you�察 �Oh�察 �adorable friend of our
youth� �Thou beloved little friend of our youth� ─�
And he answered�察 �Oh�察�BUNGALEE BOO�察�For a moment I hope you
will wait�察 � TIPPY´WIPPITY TOL´THE´ROL´LOO Is the Queen of a
neighbouring state ´ A remarkably neighbouring state。
;TIPPY´WIPPITY