 | The Ingoldsby Legends |  |
Conceive the surprise Of the Choir—how their eyes
Are distended to twice their original size,—
How some begin bless,—some anathematize,—
And all look on the thief as Old Nick in disguise.
While the mystified Abbot cries, “Well!—I declare!—
—This is really a very mysterious affair!—
Bid the bandy-legg'd Sexton go run for the May'r!”
Are distended to twice their original size,—
How some begin bless,—some anathematize,—
And all look on the thief as Old Nick in disguise.
While the mystified Abbot cries, “Well!—I declare!—
—This is really a very mysterious affair!—
Bid the bandy-legg'd Sexton go run for the May'r!”
| The Ingoldsby Legends | |