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Nor did the battered Tar forget, Or flinch from what he deemed his debt: 435 Then, like a hero crowned with laurel, Back to her place the ship he led; Wheeled her back in full apparel; And so, flag flying at mast head, Re yoked her to the Ass:  anon, 440 Cries Benjamin, "We must be gone." Thus, after two hours' hearty stay, Again behold them on their way! NOR DID THE BATTERED TAR FORGET OR FLINCH FROM WHAT HE DEEMED HIS DEBT THEN LIKE A HERO CROWNED WITH LAUREL BACK TO HER PLACE THE SHIP HE LED WHEELED HER BACK IN FULL APPAREL AND SO FLAG FLYING AT MASTHEAD REYOKED HER TO THE ASS ANON CRIES BENJAMIN WE MUST BE GONE THUS AFTER TWO HOURS HEARTY STAY AGAIN BEHOLD THEM ON THEIR WAY
ve roused your blood! One eye he had, which, bright as ten, Burned like a fire among his men; Let this be land, and that be sea, 410 Here lay the French--and _thus_ came we!" [H] Hushed was by this the fiddle's sound, The dancers all were gathered round, And, such the stillness of the house, You might have heard a nibbling mouse; 415 While, borrowing helps where'er he may, The Sailor through the story runs Of ships to ships and guns to guns; And does his utmost to display The dismal conflict, and the might 420 And terror of that marvellous [45] night! "A bowl, a bowl of double measure," Cries Benjamin, "a draught of length, To Nelson, England's pride and treasure, Her bulwark and her tower of strength!" 425 When Benjamin had seized the bowl, The mastiff, from beneath the waggon, Where he lay, watchful as a dragon, Rattled his chain;--'twas all in vain, For Benjamin, triumphant soul! 430 He heard the monitory growl; Heard--and in opposition quaffed A deep, determined, desperate draught! THERE THE QUARTER DECK ON WHICH BRAVE ADMIRAL NELSON STOOD A SIGHT THAT WOULD HAVE ROUSED YOUR BLOOD ONE EYE HE HAD WHICH BRIGHT AS TEN BURNED LIKE A FIRE AMONG HIS MEN LET THIS BE LAND AND THAT BE SEA HERE LAY THE FRENCH AND THUS CAME WE HUSHED WAS BY THIS THE FIDDLED SOUND THE DANCERS ALL WERE GATHERED ROUND AND SUCH THE STILLNESS OF THE HOUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD A NIBBLING MOUSE WHILE BORROWING HELPS WHERE'ER HE MAY THE SAILOR THROUGH THE STORY RUNS OF SHIPS TO SHIPS AND GUNS TO GUNS AND DOES HIS UTMOST TO DISPLAY THE DISMAL CONFLICT AND THE MIGHT AND TERROR OF THAT MARVELLOUS NIGHT A BOWL A BOWL OF DOUBLE MEASURE CRIES BENJAMIN A DRAUGHT OF LENGTH TO NELSON ENGLAND'S PRIDE AND TREASURE HER BULWARK AND HER TOWER OF STRENGTH WHEN BENJAMIN HAD SEIZED THE BOWL THE MASTIFF FROM BENEATH THE WAGON WHERE HE LAY WATCHFUL AS A DRAGON RATTLED HIS CHAIN TWAS ALL IN VAIN FOR BENJAMIN TRIUMPHANT SOUL HE HEARD THE MONITORY GROWL HEARD AND IN OPPOSITION QUAFFED A DEEP DETERMINED DESPERATE DRAUGHT
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