A luckless time he chose.
For some rude clowns, who long had felt
The weight of Tax and Levy,
Explained their case unto his Grace
By arguments full heavy.
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The whole of this parody will be found in volume iv. of The New Foundling Hospital for Wit. London, 1786.
Another parody of Chevy Chase occurs in the same volume, it is very long, and relates to some persons and political events of interest in 1776, but long since forgotten.
VERSES BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH.