At midnight four times in each year does her sprite, When mortals in slumber are bound, Array'd in her bridal apparel of white, Appear in the hall with the skeleton-knight, And shriek as he whirls her around. While they drink out of skulls newly torn from the “And his consort, the False Imogine!" grave, No. V. GILES JOLLUP THE GRAVE, AND BROWN SALLY GREEN. ORIGINAL.-M. G. LEWIS. This is a Parody upon the foregoing Ballad. I must acknowledge, however, that the lines printed in italics, and the idea of making an apothecary of the knight, and a brewer of the baron, are taken from a parody which appeared in one of the news-papers, under the title of" Pil-Garlic the Brave and Brown Celestine." A DOCTOR SO prim and a sempstress so tight They suck'd up the cordial with truest delight: ." And as," said Giles Jollup, " to-morrow I "To physic a feverish land, go "At some sixpenny hop, or perhaps the Mayor's show, "You'll tumble in love with some smart city beau, "And with him share your shop in the Strand.". -"Lord! how can you think so?" brown Sally Green said; "You must know mighty little of me; "For if you be living, or if you be dead, "I swear, 'pon my honour, that none in "Shall husband of Sally Green be. your stead "And if e'er for another heart should decide, my "False to you and the faith which I gave, "God grant that, at dinner too amply supplied, "Over-eating may give me a pain in my side; May your ghost then bring rhubarb to physic the bride, "And send her well-dosed to the grave!". Away went poor Giles, to what place is not told: But scarce had a twelvemonth elapsed, when behold! A brewer, quite stylish, his gig that way And stopp'd it at Sally Green's door. roll'd, His wealth, his pot-belly, and whisky of cane, The steam of strong beer now bewildering her brain, So he carried her home as his spouse. And now the roast beef had been bless'd by the priest, To cram now the guests had begun : : Tooth and nail like a wolf fell the bride on the feast; Nor yet had the clash of her knife and fork ceased, When a bell-('twas a dustman's)—toll' d—" one!" Then first with amazement Brown Sally Green found His cravat and his ruffles with snuff were embrown'd; His wig was turn'd forwards, and short was his height; The women (oh! wondrous) were hush'd at his sight: Now, as all wish'd to speak, but none knew what to say, They look'd mighty foolish and queer: At length spoke the bride, while she trembled-" I pray, "Dear sir, your peruke that aside you would lay, "And partake of some strong or small beer !” The sempstress is silent; the stranger complies, Like a pig that is stuck how she open'd her eyes, up Each miss then exclaim'd, while she turn'd her snout, "Sir, your head isn't fit to be seen!" The pot-boys ran in, and the pot-boys ran out, -"Behold me, thou jilt-flirt! behold me!" he cried "You've broken the faith which you gave! "God grants, that, to punish your falsehood and pride, 66 Over-eating should give you a pain in your side: "Come, swallow this rhubarb! I'll physic the bride, "And send her well-dosed to the grave!". Thus saying, the physic her throat he forced down, In spite of whate'er she could say; Then bore to his chariot the damsel so brown; Nor ever again was she seen in that town, Or the Doctor who whisk'd her away. Not long liv'd the Brewer and none since that time : To make use of the brewhouse presume; For 'tis firmly believed, that, by order sublime, And bawls to get out of the room. |