The Ingoldsby Legends or, Mirth and Marvels. By Thomas Ingoldsby [i.e. R. H. Barham] |
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The Bishop of Blois was a holy man,—
A holy man was he!
For Holy Church
He'd seek and he'd search
As a Bishop in his degree.
From foe and from friend
He'd “rap and he'd rend,”
To augment her treasurie.
Nought would he give, and little he'd lend,
That Holy Church might have more to spend—
A holy man was he!
For Holy Church
He'd seek and he'd search
As a Bishop in his degree.
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He'd “rap and he'd rend,”
To augment her treasurie.
Nought would he give, and little he'd lend,
That Holy Church might have more to spend—
| The Ingoldsby Legends | |