Songs of the Cavaliers and Roundheads Jacobite Ballads, &c. &c. By George W. Thornbury ... with illustrations by H. S. Marks |
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THE BABY KING. |
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THE BABY KING.
Not ten years old, and yet a king,
Throned high upon a velvet chair,
Beneath the gilded cloth of state,
He waves his sceptre with an air;
Throned high upon a velvet chair,
Beneath the gilded cloth of state,
He waves his sceptre with an air;
Welcomes the early with a nod,
Reproves the tardy with a frown;
Then to his lady mother turns,
And counts the pearls upon her gown.
Reproves the tardy with a frown;
Then to his lady mother turns,
And counts the pearls upon her gown.
The chancellor, with ponderous brow,
Talks to him of his common weal;
He pulls him by his jewelled chain,
And, laughing, hides the heavy seal.
Talks to him of his common weal;
He pulls him by his jewelled chain,
And, laughing, hides the heavy seal.
The chamberlain, a stately lord,
Kneels down to yield his golden key;
The monarch all the while intent,
With the cat's cradle on his knee.
Kneels down to yield his golden key;
The monarch all the while intent,
With the cat's cradle on his knee.
The privy council's grey beards meet,
The wooden noddles bend together;
The king is hearing the debate,
And playing with a peacock's feather.
The wooden noddles bend together;
The king is hearing the debate,
And playing with a peacock's feather.
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