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Showing how Mr. Samuel Weller got into Difficulties

           Theobvioussuggestionwas,thatthemottled-facedgentleman,beinganxiousforasong,shouldsingithimself;butthisthemottled-facedgentlemansturdily,andsomewhatoffensively,declinedtodo.Uponwhich,asisnotunusualinsuchcases,aratherangrycolloquyensued.

           ‘Gentlemen,’saidthecoach-horser,‘ratherthandisturbtheharmonyofthisdelightfuloccasion,perhapsMr.SamuelWellerwillobligethecompany.’

           ‘Raly,gentlemen,’saidSam,‘I’mnotwerymuchinthehabito’singin’withouttheinstrument;butanythin’foraquietlife,asthemansaidwenhetookthesitivationatthelighthouse.’

           Withthisprelude,Mr.SamuelWellerburstatonceintothefollowingwildandbeautifullegend,which,undertheimpressionthatitisnotgenerallyknown,wetakethelibertyofquoting.Wewouldbegtocallparticularattentiontothemonosyllableattheendofthesecondandfourthlines,whichnotonlyenablesthesingertotakebreathatthosepoints,butgreatlyassiststhemetre.

           ROMANCEI

           BoldTurpinvunce,onHounslowHeath,

           HisboldmareBessbestrode-er;

           Ventherehesee’dtheBishop’scoach

           A-comingalongtheroad-er.

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