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My lord de Quiche, permit that I present

The bold Cadets of Gascony, Of Carbon of Castel-Jaloux! Brawling and swaggering boastfully, The bold Cadets of Gascony ! Spouting of Armoury, Heraldry, Their veins a-brimming with blood so blue, The bold Cadets of Gascony, Of Carbon of Castel-Jaloux : Eagle-eye, and spindle-shanks, Fierce moustache, and wolfish tooth ! Slash-the-rabble and scatter-their-ranks ; Eagle-eye, and spindle-shanks, With a naming feather that gaily pranks, Hiding the holes in their hats, forsooth ! Eagle-eye, and spindle-shanks, Fierce moustache, and wolfish tooth! Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk’ Are their gentlest sobriquets; With Fame and Glory their soul ia drunk! 'Pink-your-Doublet' and Slit-your-Trunk,' In brawl and skirmish they show their spunk, Give rendezvous in broil and fray ; ’Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk' Are their gentlest sobriquets! What, ho ! Cadets of Gascony! All jealous lovers are sport for you! Woman ! dear divinity! What, ho ! Cadets of Gascony!