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With patience heard his friends propose,
With patience heard his friends propose,
What bearers for him they had chose.
What bearers for him they had chose.
There's [Cuff?] and Cesar, Pomp and Plato
There's Cuff and Cæsar, Pomp and Plato
"Dey do bery well," quoth Cato-
"Dey do bery well," quoth Cato-
And Bantam Phillip; now for [2 illegible]
And Bantam Phillip; now for to'ther
We must take Icipio Bantam's brother.
We must take Scipio Bantam's brother.
"I no like Icip" old Cato cries
"I no like Scip" old Cato cries
"Icip rascal, tell about me lies,
"Scip rascal, tell about me lies,
"And get me whipped- [illegible] 'tis all one
"And get me whipped"- Ki 'tis all one
Icip shall be bearer, Icip or none.
Scip shall be bearer, Scip or none.
"Mind me, quoth Cato, "if dat cur
"Mind me, quoth Cato, "if dat cur
"Dat Icip, come bearer, [Tho?] stir"-
"Dat Scip, come bearer, tho stir"-

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[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 10 July 2017] The Dying Negro [underlined with a dotted line] Old Cato on his death-bed lying worn out with work, and almost dying With patience heard his friends propose, What bearers for him they had chose. There's Cuff and Cæsar, Pomp and Plato "Dey do bery well," quoth Cato- And Bantam Phillip; now for to'ther We must take Scipio Bantam's brother. "I no like Scip" old Cato cries "Scip rascal, tell about me lies, "And get me whipped"- Ki 'tis all one Scip shall be bearer, Scip or none. "Mind me, quoth Cato, "if dat cur "Dat Scip, come bearer, tho stir"-