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He storm'd one nighte at The Angel brighte . Till he made the sign-poste fall ;* And well I wot , whether joke or not , He halh stopp'd the " Christmass hall . " Perchance at midnight he thought t ' was not riirht , That " the serious" should dance at all .
Now oft he ' s dress'd in a thread-bare coat , Bedeck'd with grey-white furr , Like an idle goose from hys pen got loose , To taste the country aire .
Sometimes he ' s seen in a dun black coat , Walking in sun or showre , With a clerical hat and powder'd wigg , As large as a caulifloure I
And merrily still he'll take his fill Of the tun that ne ' er shall faile , And his nap at noone , wherein full soone He dissolves in smoake and ale *
Sometimes he ' s seen with pompous mien , Like a captain—a Welchman bolde ; Sometimes he tittups o ' er the green As a widow frisk y and olde .
And oft he skips into men ' s brains , And addles their senses all ; He tix'd on one in his heartless fun , Till he pull'd down Wycr Halle : But the Devil himself when this- was done , Some inky tears let falle !
Thus he plagued the Hundred of Edmonton Unto the last degree , When after years ot grievous fears , Hunted and caught was he ; So into prison lie was thrownc , To wait the law ' s decree .
The Justice bigg , built uppe of wigg , And eke with solemn gowne , Righte sterne , quoth he , " metbinks tis fitte , This devil v \ e do drowne !"
Then straighte thev gette long rope and nettc , And to the pond they drag him ,
* And a luwo-suit arose th ore from , which the landlords loste . For lie went to lawe with a waggon-wheel that had ruinbU'd ; igaii » . st « tho |> o » te all unawares at ui g hte . 1 * . JS .