We’ll take three men of either side

To see if we can our fathers agree.’

33

‘Away, away, O bully Bewick,

And of thy bullyship let me be!

But if thou be a man, as I trow thou art,

Come over this ditch and fight with me.’

34

‘O no! not so, my bully Grahame!

That eer such a word should spoken be!