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The Ingoldsby Lyrics
By Thomas Ingoldsby [i.e. R. H. Barham]
Ingoldsby, Thomas (1788-1845)
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Verses
Benevolence.
Occasional Epilogue,
Ballad.
The Resolution;
Encomium Irregulare.
The Victim of Sensibility.
Charades.
Enigma.
The Rival Josephs.
Verses,
The Relic;
POLITICAL SKITS, PARODIES, Etc.
OCCASIONAL PIECES.
FAMILY POETRY.
SONGS, EPIGRAMS, Etc.
FAMILIAR EPISTLES.
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The Ingoldsby Lyrics
MORAL.
Little old women, wherever ye be,
Gentle or simple, come listen to me—
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Beware how you storm
And bawl for Reform,
And great alterations begin,
Lest in going about,
To rout one grievance out,
You let half a score come in.
The Ingoldsby Lyrics