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XIX.—ANOTHER.
[At scribblers poor, that write to eat]
At scribblers poor, that write to eat,
Ye wags, give over jeering;
Since, gall'd by Harry, Bob the Great
Has stoop'd to pamphleteering.
Ye wags, give over jeering;
Since, gall'd by Harry, Bob the Great
Has stoop'd to pamphleteering.
Would not one champion on his side
For love or money venture?
Must knighthood's mirror, spite of pride,
So mean a combat enter?
For love or money venture?
Must knighthood's mirror, spite of pride,
So mean a combat enter?
To take the field his weakness shows,
Though well he could maintain it:
Since Hal no honour has to lose,
Pray, how should Robin gain it?
Though well he could maintain it:
Since Hal no honour has to lose,
Pray, how should Robin gain it?
Worthy each other are the two:
Halloo, boys! fairly start ye:
May he be hated worse than you
That ever tries to part ye!
Halloo, boys! fairly start ye:
May he be hated worse than you
That ever tries to part ye!
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