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They drew up before the pub entrance, and all climbed down as quickly as they could. The bar was besieged, and potmen and barmaids were quickly busy drawing beer and handing it over to the eager folk outside. THE IDYLL OF CORYDON AND PHYLLIS. THEY DREW UP BEFORE THE PUB ENTRANCE AND ALL CLIMBED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS THEY COULD THE BAR WAS BESIEGED AND POTMEN AND BARMAIDS WERE QUICKLY BUSY DRAWING BEER AND HANDING IT OVER TO THE EAGER FOLK OUTSIDE THE IDYLL OF CORYDEN AND PHYLLIS
e 'Red Lion' brake being noticeable above all for its uproariousness. As the day wore on the sun became hotter, and the road seemed more dusty and threw up a greater heat. 'I am getting 'ot!' was the common cry, and everyone began to puff and sweat. The ladies removed their cloaks and capes, and the men, following their example, took off their coats and sat in their shirt-sleeves. Whereupon ensued much banter of a not particularly edifying kind respecting the garments which each person would like to remove--which showed that the innuendo of French farce is not so unknown to the upright, honest Englishman as might be supposed. At last came in sight the half-way house, where the horses were to have a rest and a sponge down. They had been talking of it for the last quarter of a mile, and when at length it was observed on the top of a hill a cheer broke out, and some thirsty wag began to sing 'Rule Britannia', whilst others burst forth with a different national ditty, 'Beer, Glorious Beer!  CHEERS AND GREETINGS AS THEY PASSED THE RED LION BRAKE BEING NOTICEABLE ABOVE ALL FOR ITS UPROARIOUSNESS AS THE DAY WORE ON THE SUN BECAME HOTTER AND THE ROAD SEEMED MORE DUSTY AND THREW UP A GREATER HEAT I AM GET NOT WAS THE COMMON CRY AND EVERYON BEGAN TO PUFF AND SWEAT THE LADIES REMOVED THEIR CLOAKS AND CAPES AND THE MEN FOLLOWING THEIR EXAMPLE TOOK OFF THEIR COATS AND SAT IN THEIR SHIRT SLEEVES WHEREUPON ENSUED MUCH BANTER OF A NOT PARTICULARLY EDIFYING KIND RESPECTING THE GARMENTS WHICH EACH PERSON WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE WHICH SHOWED THAT THE INNUENDO OF A FRENCH FARCE IS NOT SO UNKNOWN TO THE UPRIGHT HONEST ENGLISHMAN AS MIGHT BE SUPPOSED AT LAST CAME IN SIGHT THE HALF WAY HOUSE WHERE THE HORSES WERE TO HAVE A REST AND A SPONGE DOWN THEY HAD BEEN TALKING OF IT FOR THE LAST QUARTER MILE AND WHEN AT LENGTH IT WAS OBSERVED ON TOP OF A HILL A CHEER BROKE OUT AND SOME THIRSTY WAG BEGAN TO SING RURAL BRITANNIA WHILST OTHERS BURST FORTH WITH A DIFFERENT NATIONAL DITTY BEER GLORIOUS BEER
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