LOVE AND MATRIMONY. 415

 

 

DCCXLVII.

JACK SPRAT could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean;

And so, betwixt them both, you see,
They licked the platter clean.

DCCXLVIII.
THE KEYS OF CANTERBURY.

OH, madam, I will give you the keys of Canterbury,
To set all the bells ringing when we shall be merry ;
If you will but walk abroad with me,

If you will but talk with me.

Sir, I'll not accept of the keys of Canterbury,

To set all the bells ringing when we shall be merry;
Neither will I walk abroad with thee,

Neither will I talk with thee!: