Charles Stuart Calverley quotes

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'Tis not that thy mien is stately,
'Tis not that thy tones are soft;
'Tis not that thy mien is stately,
'Tis not that thy tones are soft;
Grinder, who serenely grindest
At my door the Hundredth Psalm,
Grinder, who serenely grindest
At my door the Hundredth Psalm,
Tell me, Grinder, if thou grindest
Always, always out of tune.
Tell me, Grinder, if thou grindest
Always, always out of tune.
But I've heard mankind abuse thee;
And perhaps it's rather strange,...
- MORE But I've heard mankind abuse thee;
And perhaps it's rather strange,
But I thought that I would choose thee
For encomium, as a change.
Go mad, and beat their wives;
Plunge (after shocking lives)
Razors and carving knives
Into their gizzards.
- MORE Go mad, and beat their wives;
Plunge (after shocking lives)
Razors and carving knives
Into their gizzards.
Her sheep follow'd her, as their tails did them.
(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese)...
- MORE Her sheep follow'd her, as their tails did them.
(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese)
And this song is consider'd a perfect gem,
And as to the meaning, it's what you please.
The farmer's daughter hath soft brown hair;
(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese)...
- MORE The farmer's daughter hath soft brown hair;
(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese)
And I met with a ballad, I can't say where,
Which wholly consisted of lines like these.
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