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 * Lighted our torches, and kept up a shout,
 * Till he sheer'd off—the Princess very scared—

And many on their marrow-bones for death prepared.


 * Bivouac'd for four minutes on a cloud—
 * Where from the earth we heard a lively tune
 * Of tambourines and pipes, serene and loud,
 * While on a flowery lawn a brilliant crowd
 * Cinque-parted danced, some half asleep reposed
 * Beneath the green-fan'd cedars, some did shroud
 * In silken tents, and 'mid light fragrance dosed,

Or on the open turf their soothed eyelids closed.


 * It went for apoplexy—foolish folks!—
 * Left it to pay the piper—a good sum—
 * (I've got a conscience, maugre people's jokes,)
 * To scrape a little favor; 'gan to coax
 * Her Highness' pug-dog—got a sharp rebuff—
 * She wish'd a game at whist—made three revokes—
 * Turn'd from myself, her partner, in a huff;

His Majesty will know her temper time enough.


 * Castled her king with such a vixen look,
 * It bodes ill to his Majesty—(refer
 * To the second chapter of my fortieth book,