The Puritan uprose;
He raised his sword, and thundered at the gown,
And, with determined look,
Ruffling the ruffles, took
A sight; and as he did so said,
That such a bauble from the scene must go.
And ever and anon he beat
The “Devil’s Tattoo” with his feet,
With scarcely any pause whate’er between.
Dejected Cavaliers tried