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This stable, his cellar, his kitchen they crow'd | This stable, his cellar, his kitchen they crow'd | ||
But alas! they soon found to their | But alas! they soon found to their [illegible], | ||
That if they expected to dine with my Lord | That if they expected to dine with my Lord | ||
They reckn'd wiht their great [illegible]. | They reckn'd wiht their great [illegible]. | ||
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By (his?) [illegible Gonial + Knapp?] on their disappointment at a visit to (D_arure?)------- Some _____ Warwricks kind Lord To his castle magnificent came Prepared to admire both the owner and house and to give them due honour and fame. This stable, his cellar, his kitchen they crow'd But alas! they soon found to their [illegible], That if they expected to dine with my Lord They reckn'd wiht their great [illegible]. He show'd them (____) pot But he gave them no soup no meat could his Lordship allow (Unless?) they could pick the blade bone of the boor or the nib of the famous deer Cow But since (yondre?) my friends said their complaisant Peer I'll show you a printed book Which may to your taste some amusement afford The history of Greville & Brooke Since your Lordship is so civil, well bred and polite You'l pardon one curse from a sinner For your [crossed out] Lord we thank you, my very good Lord But a plague take your family dinner