THE BEGGAR KING.

 

 

‘Fhe-emperor’s-palace: windows-high,
~All: open-they. were ‘set—
From: the: gray ‘stone-red: jewels shone,
And ‘gold and -violet.

The: ladies. of ‘the-emperor’s coutt
Leaned- out-with stately grace;

And-each began hex peacock fan
‘To wave before ‘her\face;

 
 
 

“Hark l-hark! hark! the dogs do-bark !’
‘The emperor. left his throne
At the:uproar, and o’er the flogr,

He trailed his-ermine gown:

  

|Airs from ‘the Beggar’s-Opera NES
|. -On broken fiddles played;
iQn: pans.they drum. and wildly. strum, Mey

    
  
 

The: dogs press round: the eae. “a A.

The guards they wave them“back ;: "= Filched from a dairy-maid: $6
But.all in ‘vain with -might-and main, a &
Dance -round:the yelping pack. With tenor-whine, and-basso-groan, \
‘Fhe‘chorus-is complete;
Hark! hark?! hark! o’er-growl-and: bar | ] And, far and wide, -there-sounds beside
There.sounds.a trumpet-call The. tramp. of ‘many feet!
Now, rat-tat-tat, pray what is that Rm :

“ Hark! harkt hark! the-dogs do bark!”
Ah, ‘what.a‘horrid din!

The Beggars wait outside the gate;
And ‘clamor to get in:

Outside the’ city-wall ?

 

A-herald to the emperorrode:
«Save | save the emerald crown!

For, -hatk | hark | hark! the -dogs:do -bark!
The-Beggars ‘storm-the:town!”

The-emperor-donneéd-his-clinking- mail,
Called-out-his: royal guard,

‘The city-gate, with furious. rate,
Went galloping toward:

A-captain-with-a-flag of - truce
“Thus parleyed-on‘the wall:
*“Why-do-ye-wait- outside ‘the gate,
And ‘why:so loudly. call?”

   
   
  
 
  
  

He’spoke, then-eyed them with
For-o’er the valley spread
The-elamoring crowd, and: st
A: king tode-at ‘their hea

ismay ;

and-proud

In‘mothy-ermine he-w:
As sada horse he-r
With: jaunty-air, quite
As ever-man bestrode;