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bodily (for no help was near nor any landing net), 

 viewed with trembling excitement, yet with rapture, 

 as of a battle won, and then straightway killed. It- 

 was triumphantly carried in the fisherman's arms 

 to the middle of Sh infield Common and there 

 exhibited to the astonished villagers, who cheered, 

 bore aloft the prize on a broken bough at the head 

 of a procession, and escorted the victor home. AJ1 

 of whom, including wives and sweethearts, he then 

 and there invited to come to supper off it next 

 evening and make merry. It was a jovial party. 

 He even told the names of some of the old songs 

 which were sung after the repast his own were 

 " Old Rose " (which had been sung by his grand- 

 father), " Barbara Allen," " Long time I've courted 

 Nancy," and another whose title I do not now 

 remember, but it commenced " 'Twas down in 

 Cupid's garden for pleasure I did walk/' and was 

 about the fortunate winner of a prize of twenty 

 thousand pounds in a lottery (at that time a common 

 venture in England, but long since made illegal) by 

 a soldier, who had "gone to light in Flanders" 

 because his ladye love had refused him, but on 

 acquiring this wealth, the song says : 



Oh ! then with gold and silver his clothes were laced 



indeed, 

 And to old England he returned to his true love with 



speed, 

 &C., &c. 



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