The Ballad.
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1.
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ASsist me some good spright with a hie, with a hie,
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Whilst I sing of a flight with a ho.
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Of in Auspicious Fowles,
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All sillier than Owles.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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2.
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Not so grave as Owles they be with a hie, etc.
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Nor so wise in time you'l see with a ho.
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These Birds when they'r Install'd,
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All Magpies they are call'd.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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3.
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The platter faced Owl with a hie, etc.
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Like a wise sober Fowl with a ho.
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Is bashful in the Light,
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And preys only in the Night.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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4.
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But our PRELATICK PIES with a hie, etc
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Not so modest nor so wise with a ho.
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On Church and State they prey,
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In the open face of day.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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5.
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Peaceful Ssorks men believe with a hie, etc.
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In Republicks only live with a ho.
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But this chattering SUCK-EGG-PIE,
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Thrives best in Tyrany.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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6.
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'Tis a strange dapple thing with a hie, etc.
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Against the people for a King with a ho.
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Be he Mogul or be he Turk,
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It's all one they'll do his work.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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7.
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'Tis as he shall them incline with a hie, etc.
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For all their Right Divine with a ho.
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If he'll make his people slaves,
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They'll be his humble Knaves.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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8.
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They say Protestants they are with a hie, etc.
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Yet they wish a POPISH HEIR with a ho.
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And it's plain they lye in the lurch,
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To give up State and Church.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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9.
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Some say they are Learned Elves with a hie, etc.
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And read Fathers like themselves with a ho.
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Silly School-men they run o're,
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And desire to know no more.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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10.
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Thus with their own dull Load with a hie, etc.
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They jogg along the Road with a ho.
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In a Track like Carriers Horse,
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Each Nose in t'others Arse.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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11.
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It is small Learning when they with a hie, etc.
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Learn but what others say with a ho.
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And never step aside,
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To learn anything beside.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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12.
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Without knowledg in our Laws, with a hie, etc.
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They wou'd run down our Cause with a ho.
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By obedience implicite,
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To a King that does solicite.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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13.
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To Rule they would be content with a hie, etc.
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By the Old Testament with a ho.
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Against Magna Charta they
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Bring Scripture into play.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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14.
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Their Auditors they abuse with a hie, etc.
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With old Laws of the Jews with a ho.
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Meant by God no more for ours,
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Than they for higher Powers.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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15.
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To the Habea Corpus Bill with a hie, etc.
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They'd oppose all their skill with a ho.
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All good Laws they would prevent,
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One and all not content.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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16.
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Let the Old Roman see with a hie, etc.
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Claim Infallibility with a ho.
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But to ours it does belong,
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To be always in the wrong.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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17.
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Our MAGPY's a strange creature with a hie, etc.
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Of a base Mungril nature with a ho.
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call'd a Lord it's cleer,
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But as true it is no Peer.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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18.
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The right Rev. BUGGERRING LORD with a hie, etc.
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MAGPY of Waterford with a ho.
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By a Common Jury try'd,
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By a common Hang-man dy'd.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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19.
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He acts a Lord for life with a hie, etc.
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But no title has his Wife with a ho.
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Jus Divinum is his Word,
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For which we care not a Turd.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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20.
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They are Tapers without light with a hie, etc.
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They present to your sight with a ho.
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Rich alters to your eyes,
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Without a Sacrifice.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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21.
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This Taffety and Lawn with a hie, etc.
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From the Whore of Rome did spawn with a ho.
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For which they and all their Fry,
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Would still keep very nigh.
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With a high trony nonny nonny no.
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22.
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Let the MAGPIES then to Rome with a hie, etc.
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From whence they all do come with a ho.
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They do all the Popes work
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And like Ravens cry YORK, YORK.
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With a hie trony nonny nonny no.
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