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But another disturbance compelled him to mark
The pitiful state of poor Henry Beauclerk;
Who had fallen on the lampreys with ardour so stout,
That he dropped from his chair in the midst of the rout.
Old Arthur, surprised at a king so voracious,
Thought a salt-water ducking might prove efficacious.
The pitiful state of poor Henry Beauclerk;
Who had fallen on the lampreys with ardour so stout,
That he dropped from his chair in the midst of the rout.
Old Arthur, surprised at a king so voracious,
Thought a salt-water ducking might prove efficacious.
| The Works of Thomas Love Peacock | |