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Rh honour to favour our readers, is a very amusing duet which took place between Fighting Attie and a tall thin robber, who was a dangerous fellow in a mob, and was therefore called Mobbing Francis—it was commenced by the latter.

The best of all robbers as ever I know'd,

Is the bold Fighting Attie, the pride of the road!—

Fighting Attie, my hero, I saw you to-day

A purse full of yellow-boys seize,

And, as just at present I'm low in the lay,

I'll borrow a quid, if you please.

Oh! bold Fighting Attie—the knowing—the natty—

By us all it must sure be confest,

Though your shoppers and snobbers are pretty good robbers,

A Soldier is always the best.

Stubble your whids,

You wants to trick I!

Lend you my quids?—

Not one, by Dickey!

Oh, what a beast is a niggardly ruffler,

Nabbing—grabbing all for himself;

Hang it, old fellow, I'll hit you a muffler,

Since you won't give me a pinch of the pelf.