English poem
Iv
by John Stephen Farmer (1854–1916)
But when I knock, O how they bustle; The hostler yawns, the geldings justle: If the maid be sleepy, O how they curse her; And all this comes, of, Deliver your purse, sir.
[1: in the house]
THE MERRY BEGGARS [Notes] [1641]
[From A Jovial Crew, by RICHARD BROME. The beggars discovered at their feast. After they have scrambled awhile at their Victuals: this song].