149 many a rhyme, with d you'll grant it, of such kidney, meet; vithout more ado, le fleet, he would; ole fleet. hat came in his way, le elf, hile taking the foe, self, he did; the prize they now had, bid, ay, lock'd up till doomsday, be hang'd if he did, he did; be hang'd if he did. ay, and his gaoler next day diable, morbleu! scape, I'ave got in von scrape, nust run away, too, I must; T. Dibdin Till every penny which she told And reasoning thus from computation, 'Please heaven but to preserve my health, No doubt I shall have store of wealth; It must of consequence ensue I shall have store of lovers too. O, how I'll break their stubborn hearts What suitors then will kneel before me! My Lady, at his Lordship's side, Action, alas! the speaker's grace, R. Lloyd LXXVII SIR SIDNEY SMITH Gentlefolks, in my time, I've made many a rhyme, But the song I now trouble you with Lays some claim to applause, and you'll grant it, because The subject's Sir Sidney Smith, it is ; The subject's Sir Sidney Smith. We all know Sir Sidney, a man of such kidney, Give him one ship or two, and without more ado, Thus he took, every day, all that came in his way, Order'd accidents so, that, while taking the foe, Sir Sidney got taken himself. His captors, right glad of the prize they now had, Rejected each offer we bid, And swore he should stay, lock'd up till doomsday, But he swore he'd be hang'd if he did, he did; But he swore he'd be hang'd if he did. So Sir Sid got away, and his gaoler next day Mon prisonnier 'scape, I 'ave got in von scrape, T. Dibdin LXXVIII THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN Hamelin Town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city; The river Weser deep and wide A pleasanter spot you never spied; But, when begins my ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so Rats! They fought the dogs and killed the cats, And bit the babies in their cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, At last the people in a body To the Town-hall came flocking: "Tis clear,' cried they, 'our Mayor's a noddy : |