And the jocund rebecks sound

To many a youth and many a maid 95

Dancing [in the chequered shade],

And young and old come forth to play

On a sunshine holiday,

[Till the livelong daylight fail]:

Then to the spicy nut-brown ale, 100

With stories told of many a feat,

How [Faery Mab] the junkets eat.

[She] was pinched and pulled, she said;