Reynard the Fox a Burlesque Poem From the Low German Original of the Fifteenth
Reynard the Fox a Burlesque Poem From the Low German Original of the Fifteenth
V D
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It is high time to mar his plots, Lest all the world think, we are sots. 100 Then let us find out means, to get him, And when we have him, we will sweat him. " Growler, as well as Brown the Bear, We re 'glad to hear King Noble swear ; They wish'd much to stir up his rage, 105 And yet to speak they durst not wage, Because so furious was his look, Their noise he might not calmly brook. At last the Queen put in a word. " Don't be so wroth, (she said), My Lord, 110 And don't so lightly vow and swea...r, If you will of reproach beware. We can not fairly weigh the case, Before we hear what Reynard says. The Proverb : Alteram partem audi 115 Is a good rule for any body, And may be, if the fox was here, A diff'rent story we might hear ; For every one (we all know well) In his own way his tale will tell. 120 He may be bad, for aught I know, But that he's clever, you'll allow. CANTO I. ] THE OUTLAWRY. 113 The number of his friends is great, And they are useful to the State. I thought his tale was void of art, 125 And on that ground I took his part : If I'm mistaken, time will show it ; If you will hang him, you may do it ; But don't condemn him hastily, Lest you repent it leisurely.
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