That night smole down on Bob;

And a sorter radiant halo

Gleamed brightly round his nob.

I can't swear to all this for certain,

And it do seem a queerish start;

But I won't set by and hear none o' you say

Bob hadn't a tender heart!

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C. Wolfe's Ode.

Since Part VII. appeared, containing the parodies on the above, a correspondent has kindly sent the following, which recently appeared in a Durham newspaper:—