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EPITAPH. 



Interred here doth lie a worthy wight, 



Who for long time in fishing bore the bell ; 



His name to show, was Thomas Heron, Knight, 

 In all piscatory arts he did excel. 1801. 



EPITAPH. 



Hicjacet Walter Gun, 

 Yery fond of angling fun ; 

 Sic transit gloria mundi. 

 He drank hard upon Friday, 

 That being a high day, 

 Then took to his bed, and died upon Sunday. 



TRAGIC FATE OF BILLY DAWKINS. 



In Leighton Buzzard lived a lad 



Whose name was Billy Dawkins, O ! 

 And Billy loved, and us'd the gad, 



And courted Sally Nelson, O ! 



. On her his hopes, on her his fears, 



He oft assured her, rested, O ! 

 And he would shed such floods of tears, 

 Might melt a soul of whinstone, O ! 



But Sally had a cruel heart, 



And heeded not this angler, O ! 

 But still in spite of all this smart, 



She laugh'd at hapless Billy, O ! 



With rod in hand, one vernal night, 



He chanc'd to meet his charmer, O ! 

 And, being now in desp'rate plight, 



Inform'd her he was dying, O ! 



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