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THE HERETIC'S TRAGEDY 519
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ONE SINGETH
JOHN, Master of the Temple of God,
Falling to sin the Unknown Sin,
What he bought of Emperor Aldabrod,
He sold it to Sultan Saladin-
Till, caught by Pope Clement, a-buzzing there,
Hornet-prince of the mad wasps' hive,
And clipt of his wings in Paris square,
They bring him now to be burned alive.
[And wanieih ihere grace 01 lute or clavicithern, ye shall
say to confirm him who singeih-
\Ve bring John now to be burned alive.
In the midst is a gOodly gallows built ;
'Twixt fork and fork, a stake is stuck;
But first they set divers tumbrils a-tilt,
Make a trench all round with the city muck,
Inside they pile log upon log, good store;
Faggots not few, blocks great and small,
Reach a man's mid-thigh, no less, no more,-
For they mean he shonld roast in the sight of all.
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CIIORUS
We mean he should roast in the sight of all.
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Good sappy bavins that kindle forthwith;
Billets that blaze substantial and slow;
Pine-stump split deftly, dryas pith;
Larch-heart that chars to a chalk-white glow;
Then up they hoist me John in a chafe,
Sling him fast like a hog to scorch,
Spit in his face, then leap back safe,
Sing" Laudes ,. and bid clap-to the torch.
CHORUS
Laus Deo-who bids clap-to the torch.
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