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1830.
Missing or lost, last Sunday night,
A Waterloo coin, whereon was trac'd
The' inscription, “Courage!” in letters bright,
Though a little by rust of years defac'd.
A Waterloo coin, whereon was trac'd
The' inscription, “Courage!” in letters bright,
Though a little by rust of years defac'd.
The metal thereof is rough and hard,
And ('tis thought of late) mix'd up with brass;
But it bears the stamp of Fame's award,
And through all Posterity's hands will pass.
And ('tis thought of late) mix'd up with brass;
But it bears the stamp of Fame's award,
And through all Posterity's hands will pass.
How it was lost, God only knows,
But certain City thieves, they say,
Broke in on the owner's evening doze,
And filch'd this “gift of gods” away!
But certain City thieves, they say,
Broke in on the owner's evening doze,
And filch'd this “gift of gods” away!
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One ne'er could, of course, the Cits suspect,
If we hadn't, that evening, chanc'd to see,
At the robb'd man's door, a Mare elect,
With an ass to keep her company.
If we hadn't, that evening, chanc'd to see,
At the robb'd man's door, a Mare elect,
With an ass to keep her company.
Whosoe'er of this lost treasure knows,
Is begg'd to state all facts about it,
As the owner can't well face his foes,
Nor ev'n his friends, just now, without it.
Is begg'd to state all facts about it,
As the owner can't well face his foes,
Nor ev'n his friends, just now, without it.
And if Sir Clod will bring it back,
Like a trusty Baronet, wise and able,
He shall have a ride on the whitest hack
That's left in old King George's stable.
Like a trusty Baronet, wise and able,
He shall have a ride on the whitest hack
That's left in old King George's stable.
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