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A curious tale I now will disclose,

Concerning a man with a very long nose!

Like an elephant's trunk it reach'd to his toes,

And with it could deal out some terrible blows.

Ri too ral, &c.

This wonderful nose he could swing left and right,

Which you all must allow look'd a comical sight;

No one dare come near him, so great was his might-

A blow from his nose would settle 'em quite.

This terrible chap was about nine feet high,

With a comical squint, and a mouth all awry;

Though bandy his legs, his heels were so light,

He'd just give a spring, and jump out of sight.

The hair on his head sprouted out like a leek,

And whenever he spoke, 'twas a kind of a squeak;

He would oft with his nose toss up men for a freak,

And they never came down 'tis said for a week.

This chap wore a hat, in shape like a basin,

With a brim wide enough for a donkey to race on,

And such a deuce of a fellow was he to take snuff,

A pound at a pinch was hardly enough.

A party of nobles once travell'd incog,

To catch just a glimpse of this troublesome dog;

But the breath from his nose had caused such a fog,

They tumbled head foremost bang into a bog.