Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

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ANCIENT SONGS
The Briton never tergivers'd,
But was for adverfe drubbing,
And never turn'd his back for aught,
But to a poll for fcrubbing.
His fword would ferve for battle, or
For dinner, if you pleafe ;
When it had flain a Chefhire man,
'Twould toafi: a Chefhire cheefe. 50
He wounded, and, in their own blood,
Did anabaptize Pagans.
But George he made the dragon an
Example to all dragons.
St. George he was for England ; St . Dennis was for France.
Sing, Honi foit qui mal y penfe, cS
Brave Warwick Guy, at dinner time,
Challeng'd a gyant favage ;
And ftreight came out the unweildy lout
Brim-full of wrath and cabbage : 60
He had a phiz of latitude,
And was full thick i' th' middle
The cheeks of puffed trumpeter,
And paunch of fquire Beadle *.
But the knight fell'd him, like an oak, 65
And did upon his back tread ;
The valiant knight his weazon cut,
And Atropos his packthread.
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Befides
* Men of bulk anfiuerabh to their places, as is ivell knoivn at Oxford*