Protectionist parodies, by 'a Tory' [signing himself E.H.K.H.]. |
Common terms and phrases
Bad luck Baron beat em bill Blythe world boatman Bobby P-1 Boney bright C-mm-ns cheers Chevy Chase childhood's CHORUS Corn-laws to Repeal dear dee well poor Dere's dey know full e'er Earl Douglas Earl Percy England's rid fare dee farmers fast fit ob jealousy foes Free-trade friends Gems to-night Git out ob Habanna heart and hand Hebrew House Kase knew thee L-rds Leaguers lib'd little Bobby Lord B-nt-nck Lord Percy Lord St-nl-y moon is up-the ne'er again trust ne'er fancy Northumberland Number Old Dan Tucker Old Dick C-bd-n old English gentleman ORIGINAL WORDS out-stretched for aid pledges poor Mary Blane PROTECTIONIST PARODIES Quoth R-ss-ll remember Royal Charlie Rumti Says Carnot Scotland shame Sir Bobby Sir Robert Sir Turnabout slain in Chevy spake the hardy stept swords T'was tarry Thou art tidings to Lord tink old Tories turncoat Bobby wealthy kind Wellington Whigs Witherington
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Page 22 - It felt like the warning Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame. They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear; A shudder comes o'er me — Why wert thou so dear? They know not I knew thee, Who knew thee too well: — Long, long shall I rue thee, Too deeply to tell.
Page 22 - WHEN we two parted . In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years, Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy kiss ; Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this. The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow — It felt like the warning Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame ; I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame. They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear ; A shudder comes o'er me — Why wert thou so dear ? They know...
Page 4 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Page 32 - His horsemen hard behind us ride — Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride When they have slain her lover?
Page 24 - Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken And share in its shame. They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear; A shudder comes o'er me — Why wert thou so dear? They know not I knew thee Who knew thee too well : Long, long shall I rue thee Too deeply to tell. In secret we met: In silence I grieve That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee? — With silence and tears.
Page 38 - I'LL sing you a good old song, Made by a good old pate, Of a fine old English gentleman Who had an old estate, And who kept up his old mansion At a bountiful old rate; With a good old porter to relieve The old poor at his gate, Like a fine old English gentleman All of the olden time.
Page 10 - I'll do the best that do I may, While I have power to stand : While I have power to wield my sword, I'll fight with heart and hand.
Page 2 - The stout Earl of Northumberland A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summer days to take; The chiefest harts in Chevy-Chase To kill and bear away.
Page 18 - I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slain in Chevy Chase.
Page 14 - The noble Earl was slain : He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long...