St Nicholas [serial] . if to be less fair to meDoth hint a covert slur,Cried Jan, thou art a cravenAnd a common cockle-bur! • A cockle-bur ? cried Launcelot, With fury in his eye. Thou painted waxen jig-a-bob,Apologize or die ! With which he launched a swinging blow That touched a tender spot;Whereat Herr Jan straightway beganTo thump Sir Launcelot. Canto each for lack of breath gave back,And sprang upon his horse, Girt up his gear and couched his spear To lay his foe a corse;And with mad roars, like two wild boars, They hurtled down the wind;So swiftly, too, their good steeds flew The
St Nicholas [serial] . if to be less fair to meDoth hint a covert slur,Cried Jan, thou art a cravenAnd a common cockle-bur! • A cockle-bur ? cried Launcelot, With fury in his eye. Thou painted waxen jig-a-bob,Apologize or die ! With which he launched a swinging blow That touched a tender spot;Whereat Herr Jan straightway beganTo thump Sir Launcelot. Canto each for lack of breath gave back,And sprang upon his horse, Girt up his gear and couched his spear To lay his foe a corse;And with mad roars, like two wild boars, They hurtled down the wind;So swiftly, too, their good steeds flew They left their tails behind. They clanged together with a bang Like some tremendous drum!# # # # # Their good steeds sat down suddenly, And wished they had not spears were split to kindling-wood; And, oh, their heads did sing!If any welkin had been there, They would have made it ring. But up got then those doughty menFrom out the clouds of dust, And drew their swords, whereat their steedsDeparted in disgust;. CAITIFF. DIE 38 YE LILY MAY DEN AND YE LYTTEL TAYLOR-BOYE. [Nov.
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