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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            

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