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As much as four strong rabbits,
 * Could munch from morn to night,

For he'd done a deed of daring,
 * And faced that savage steed,

And therefore cups of coffee sweet, And everything that was a treat,
 * Were but his right and meed.

And often in the evenings,
 * When the fire is blazing bright,

When books bestrew the table
 * And moths obscure the light,

When crying children go to bed,
 * A struggling, kicking load;

We'll talk of Ulfrid Longbow's deed, How, in his brother's utmost need, Back to his aid he flew with speed, And how he faced the fiery steed,
 * And kept the New Croft Road.