Versos English John Stephen Farmer Iv

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Iv

by (1854–1916)

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We throw down no Altar, nor never do falter, So much as to change a Gold-chain for a Halter; Though some Men do flout us, and others do doubt us, We commonly bear forty Pieces about us; But many good Fellows are fine and look fiercer, And owe for their Cloaths to the Taylor and Mercer: And if from the Harmans I keep out my Feet, I fear not the Compter, King's Bench, nor the Fleet.