. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. 191. Gin a body meet a,body. MAJ^VS GHOST. A PATHETIC BALLAD. TWAS in the middle of the night,To sleep young William tried, When Marys ghost came stealing stood at his bedside. • ^ II. O William dear ! O William dear 1• My rest eternal ceases ;Alas ! my everlasting peaceIs broken into pieces. HI. I thought the last of all my caresWould end with my last minute ; But though I went to my long home,I didn t stay long in it. 193 MARYS GHOST, IV. The body-snatchers they have made a snatch at me ; Its very hard them kind of menWon
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. 191. Gin a body meet a,body. MAJ^VS GHOST. A PATHETIC BALLAD. TWAS in the middle of the night,To sleep young William tried, When Marys ghost came stealing stood at his bedside. • ^ II. O William dear ! O William dear 1• My rest eternal ceases ;Alas ! my everlasting peaceIs broken into pieces. HI. I thought the last of all my caresWould end with my last minute ; But though I went to my long home,I didn t stay long in it. 193 MARYS GHOST, IV. The body-snatchers they have made a snatch at me ; Its very hard them kind of menWont let a body be I You thought that I was buried deep,Quite decent hke and chary. But from her grave in Mary-boneTheyve come and boned, your Mary. VI. The arm that used to take your arm Is took to Dr Vyse ;And both my legs are gone to walk The hospital at Guys. VII. I vowd that you should have my hand!, But fate gives us denial;Youll find it there, at Doctor Bells In spirits and a phial. VIII. As for my feet, the little feet You used to call so pretty,
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