One of Mr. Hawker’s most spirited ballads is—
THE GATE SONG OF STOWE.
Arise! and away! for the king and the law;
Farewell to the couch and the pillow:
With spear in the rest, and with rein in the hand,
Let us rush on the foe like a billow.
Call the hind from the plough, and the herd from the fold;
Bid the wassailer cease from his revel;
And ride for old Stowe when the banner’s unfurled
For the cause of King Charles and Sir Bevil.