Full stout were his limbs, and full tall was his height,

His boots were all dirty to view,

Which made all the damsels draw back in a fright,

Lest by chance they should sully their petticoats white,

And poor Roger began to look blue.

His presence all bosoms appear’d to dismay:

The men sat in silence and fear;

Till trembling at length, cried poor Roger, “I pray

Aside your great coat, my old cock, you would lay,

And deign to partake of our cheer.”