Takings, or, The life of a collegian : a poem . e, he expectedWould ultimately make the fair his own, If he no opportunity neglected; When suddenly he found the bird was flown. So with a mouse a cat will sometimes play, Till the intended victim gets away. 40 TAKINGS. One evil many sober sages tell, Is ever closely followed by another,And so on this occasion out it fell: A challenge came next day from Charlottes brother;To whom the fugitive her sorrows carried,At last grown desperate through not being married. XVI. What could be done ?—Why nothing that 1 know of,But see his pistols were p
Takings, or, The life of a collegian : a poem . e, he expectedWould ultimately make the fair his own, If he no opportunity neglected; When suddenly he found the bird was flown. So with a mouse a cat will sometimes play, Till the intended victim gets away. 40 TAKINGS. One evil many sober sages tell, Is ever closely followed by another,And so on this occasion out it fell: A challenge came next day from Charlottes brother;To whom the fugitive her sorrows carried,At last grown desperate through not being married. XVI. What could be done ?—Why nothing that 1 know of,But see his pistols were prepared for action; So as to make it certain they would go offTo give his adversary satisfaction. They met then, as the latter had desired, Took aim, (pretending they did not,) and fired. XVII. Both missd. Tis very common in such cases For seconds civilly to interfere,And set gainst new hostilities their faces, Declaring after what has passd tis clear,Though right before could but to one belong,That neither now can possibly be wrong. .aomaAi. II vx 8S8BD fbue ai noaimoo \iw giT* .baaim riJoOt9iahoini o* xJfrVio ebnoo3a WitgaDfil liodi asiJiliJaorf wan tiding Jsa hnA ,3fiofod ano oJ Jtfd bluoo siotetf d/Igh ifguoriT.^aotw sd YWi«»oq iiiio won isdfoa Uu\r I11VX tbflOoi ladionij 10I qn bootax°d* oa sarifeyid aaJJohBdD Mlud aiti won crad agalloo ofU lo -labluoda 9riTdi b9tt9T30i—qu 9fliB9 aoi giHob oi bah* biid od rioidw Jmh <b9(feiIqniooaA ^B8.^Bra dqmx« lobiiai 9caoa fl9itt iuff & bbjoda od mid teaman wot olidw oaoqquS CANTO II. 41 X
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