Who was buckling on his burgonet, his breastplate, and his
brand;
"By my halidom, I'd rather, as a husband and a father,
Stop at home than go crusading in that blessed Holy Land."
"Yes, I know as well as you, dear, it's the proper thing to do,
dear;
And I'm not afraid of fighting, (as I think I said before;)
But it's not without emotion that I contemplate the notion
Of a trip across the channel in a British man-of-war.
"No, it's not at all a question of alarm, but indigestion;