. Gallery of comicalities : . Hurrah ! the Champions belt is thine, So may it long remain !And when its honours you resign, Restore it free from stain. And still your study let it beTo steer a course thats right; As moderate in victory,As resolute in fight. So, when retiring from the Ring, Your milling days shall end,Your praise the Laureates muse shall sing- You neer shall lack a friend. Let honesty be still your plan, That when your race is run,The cheers of every Fancy man May hail your setting sun. Tho of the Pugilistic tree Youve reached the topmost honours still in store may
. Gallery of comicalities : . Hurrah ! the Champions belt is thine, So may it long remain !And when its honours you resign, Restore it free from stain. And still your study let it beTo steer a course thats right; As moderate in victory,As resolute in fight. So, when retiring from the Ring, Your milling days shall end,Your praise the Laureates muse shall sing- You neer shall lack a friend. Let honesty be still your plan, That when your race is run,The cheers of every Fancy man May hail your setting sun. Tho of the Pugilistic tree Youve reached the topmost honours still in store may be. To crown your conquring brow. O, let no crossing, while you live. Your bright escutcheon dim ;And while this sound advice 1 give, I heave a sigh for Jem. 35 GALLERY OF XXXIV. THE PUGILISTS PROGRESS STEP THE EIGHTH. Our Heros fighting race is run,His course of conquest ends, The brightness of his setting sun,Still cheered by all his friends. Far pleasanter to tap his beer. And bid the liquor flow,Than tap, with punishment severe, The claret of a foe. His manly conduct, and his game,Have proudly brought him through ; And let all Cross Coves see with shameWhat honesty will do. Still may prosperity increase; Blest with a blooming rib—May happiness, content, and peace, Long flourish in his crib. There may the Fancy Lads repair, A friendly bowl to drain—To puff their sorrows in the air, And bid good humour reign. And let the whining Canter see—Creature of narrow heart!— A man a Pugilist may be,Yet act a Britons part. 36 GALLERY OF COMICALITIES.—No. XXXV. IHE PUGILISTS PROGRESS STEP THE NINTH.
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