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e’en now dark,—so for the lark We took the rail to Rome, To look around, on holy ground, And catch the Pope “at-home!”

When we got there, we had a stare, At things that set us thinking; At knavish priests, and secret feasts, And Virgin Marys’ !

The new-made Nun, was at her fun, With sister near to dress her; She donn’d the clothes of good Ambrose, And then tried to—confess her.

The Abbess meek, she gave a squeak, For in her cushioned chair, Some Friar Tuck sharp pins had stuck, That prick’d her everywhere!