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One time a mighty plague did pester	A
All beasts domestic and sylvester	A
The doctors all in concert join'd	B
To see if they the cause could find	C
And tried a world of remedies	D
But none could conquer the disease	D
The lion in this consternation	E
Sends out his royal proclamation	E
To all his loving subjects greeting	F
Appointing them a solemn meeting	F
And when they're gather'd round his den	G
He spoke My lords and gentlemen	H
I hope you're met full of the sense	I
Of this devouring pestilence	J
For sure such heavy punishment	K
On common crimes is rarely sent	L
It must be some important cause	M
Some great infraction of the laws	N
Then let us search our consciences	O
And every one his faults confess	P
Let's judge from biggest to the least	Q
That he that is the foulest beast	Q
May for a sacrifice be given	E
To stop the wrath of angry Heaven	E
And since no one is free from sin	H
I with myself will first begin	H
I have done many a thing that's ill	R
From a propensity to kill	R
Slain many an ox and what is worse	S
Have murder'd many a gallant horse	T
Robb'd woods and fens and like a glutton	H
Devour'd whole flocks of lamb and mutton	H
Nay sometimes for I dare not lie	U
The shepherd went for company	H
He had gone on but Chancellor Fox	V
Stands up What signifies an ox	V
What signifies a horse Such things	W
Are honour'd when made sport for kings	W
Then for the sheep those foolish cattle	X
Not fit for courage or for battle	X
And being tolerable meat	Y
They're good for nothing but to eat	Y
The shepherd too young enemy	H
Deserves no better destiny	H
Sir sir your conscience is too nice	Z
Hunting's a princely exercise	A2
And those being all your subjects born	H
Just when you please are to be torn	H
And sir if this will not content ye	H
We'll vote it nemine contradicente	Y
Thus after him they all confess	P
They had been rogues some more some less	P
And yet by little slight excuses	O
They all get clear of great abuses	O
The Bear the Tiger beasts of flight	Y
And all that could but scratch and bite	Y
Nay e'en the Cat of wicked nature	A
That kills in sport her fellow creature	A
Went scot free but his gravity	Y
An ass of stupid memory	Y
Confess'd as he went to a fair	B2
His back half broke with wooden ware	B2
Chancing unluckily to pass	C2
By a church yard full of good grass	C2
Finding they'd open left the gate	Y
He ventured in stoop'd down and ate	Y
Hold says Judge Wolf such are the crimes	D2
Have brought upon us these sad times	D2
'Twas sacrilege and this vile ass	C2
Shall die for eating holy grass	C2

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