“Alas,” he cried, “they’re safe to nab,
No time have I to spare;
If I can find the fastest cab
I’ll prove the fairest fare.”
in The Hornet for January 10, 1872, and another, of no interest or literary merit, on page 134 of The Literary Lounger, London 1826.
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CHEVY-CHACE.
It is quite unnecessary to quote this noble old ballad in full, it may be found in Percy’s Reliques, Robert Bell’s Early Ballads, and many other collections of old English Songs and Ballads.
God prosper long our noble king,
Our lives and safetyes all;