VII
I'm blessed if ever I did see,
So regular a trump as she:
I own my virtues all to thee,—
My mother.
VIII
So hand, my pals, the drink about,
My story and my glass are out,
A bumper, boys, and with me shout—
My mother.
[1: well-dressed man] [2: handkerchief] [3: made me cunning] [4: pocket] [5: penny] [6: stupid ones]
THE HIGH-PADS FROLIC [Notes] [1841]
[By LEMAN REDE, being Kit's and Adelgitha's Duet in Sixteen String
Jack].
Ade. Crissy odsbuds, I'll on with my duds, [1] And over the water we'll flare; Kit. Coaches and prads, lasses and lads, [2] And fiddlers will be there. Ade. There beauty blushes bright, Kit. The punch is hot and strong, _Both._And there we'll whisk it, frisk it, whisk it, Skip it, and trip it along!