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Peter Faultless to his brother Simon

tales of night, in rhyme, and other poems. By the author of Night [i.e. Ebenezer Elliott]
Elliott, Ebenezer (1781-1849)

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PETER FAULTLESS TO HIS BROTHER SIMON.
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TALES OF NIGHT,
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MATRIMONIAL MAGIC.
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SECOND NUPTIALS.
  
INTRODUCTION.
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VIII. THE LOVER'S SONG.
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XII. THE POET'S SONG.
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XVIII. THE BRIDEGROOM'S SONG.
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XXI. JACOB'S SONG.
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XXIII. THE STRANGER'S SONG.
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POEMS.

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XXI. JACOB'S SONG.

“Said young Nell to her husband old,
While on stout Jem she smil'd;
“Thy back and belly both are cold,
And time hath thee beguil'd;
And Joe, when back won't warm the bed,
Nor belly warm the broth,
Is't not high time that grace were said?
Alack, alack for both!”
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