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"THE king and the queen will stand to the child; / 'Twill be handed down in song; / And it's no more than their deserving, / With my lord so faithful at Court so long, / And so staunch and strong.
"O never before was known such a thing! / 'Twill be a grand time for all; / And the beef will be a whole-roast bullock, / And the servants will have a feast in the hall, / And the ladies a ball.