Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2

CHAPTER I.

|My friends,”--continued Mr. Bosky, after an approving smack of the lips, and “_Thanks_, my kind mistress! many happy returns of St. Bartlemy!” had testified the ballad-singer's hearty relish and gratitude for the refreshing draught over which he had just suspended his well-seasoned nose, *--“never may the mouths be stopped--

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