. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . GET HENCE! A VAUNT! i SCORN THY GOLD. THE BALLAD OF MARY JANE 11 Get hence ! avaunt! I scorn thy gold, Likewise thy pedigree!I plighted troth to Benjamin, Who sails the briny sea. [Exit Mortimer; enter father. Nay, verily, her father said; Braid up thy golden hair;Prepare to die, if thou wilt not For nuptials prepare ! [Flourishes a pasteboard THE FATHER ENTERS. She braided up her golden hairWith jewels bright, eft soon; She clad her in her twice-dyed gown,And eke her thrice-patched shoon. Oh, Benjamin ! Oh, Benjamin !rWas all that she could s
. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . GET HENCE! A VAUNT! i SCORN THY GOLD. THE BALLAD OF MARY JANE 11 Get hence ! avaunt! I scorn thy gold, Likewise thy pedigree!I plighted troth to Benjamin, Who sails the briny sea. [Exit Mortimer; enter father. Nay, verily, her father said; Braid up thy golden hair;Prepare to die, if thou wilt not For nuptials prepare ! [Flourishes a pasteboard THE FATHER ENTERS. She braided up her golden hairWith jewels bright, eft soon; She clad her in her twice-dyed gown,And eke her thrice-patched shoon. Oh, Benjamin ! Oh, Benjamin !rWas all that she could say j She wist not but that he was dead,Or thousand leagues away. 12 ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS AND OPERETTAS IV Alack for Mary Jane! the knifeHangs glittering oer her head ! Before the altar, MortimerWaits his fair bride to wed. Who knocks upon the outer gate fOh, father, quickly hie ! 1 T is but the grimy charcoal man;We have no time to buy! •
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