StNicholas [serial] . at three? The Duke hath taken a solemn vow, A solemn vow vows he:Who Undeth the ring of my lord, the King, Rewarded well shall he be!He shall have my fair young daughter to wife, And the third of my lands in fee;And he shall have three hundred crowns; Lord Seneschal he shall be! Canto II Down mid the smoky turnspits, Clad all in grimy black,Sitteth a lad of countenance sad; Men call him Scullion Jack. YE BALLAD OF SCULLION JACK 155 He toileth by day for the turnspits,In garments all tatters and bags, And sleepeth by night, in wretchedest plight,Outstretched on a heap of r
StNicholas [serial] . at three? The Duke hath taken a solemn vow, A solemn vow vows he:Who Undeth the ring of my lord, the King, Rewarded well shall he be!He shall have my fair young daughter to wife, And the third of my lands in fee;And he shall have three hundred crowns; Lord Seneschal he shall be! Canto II Down mid the smoky turnspits, Clad all in grimy black,Sitteth a lad of countenance sad; Men call him Scullion Jack. YE BALLAD OF SCULLION JACK 155 He toileth by day for the turnspits,In garments all tatters and bags, And sleepeth by night, in wretchedest plight,Outstretched on a heap of rags. Up to the Dukes high chamber This grimy cooks-knave went,To where, in a chair, in dark despair, His ill-starred master leant:Now, God preserve thee, sire! he said, And keep thee safe and sound!Give me thy daughter fair to wed, And the signet shall be found. How! cried the Duke, blood-red with rage, Durst thou speak so to me,Thou beggar churl? I 11 see thee twirlUpon the gallows-tree! tfKfcw flMprcsem itoce, ^ire!.
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