Tim The Dragoon (From 'Troy Town')

Be aisy an' list to a chune
That's sung of bowld Tim the Dragoon--
    Sure, 'twas he'd niver miss
    To be stalin' a kiss,
Or a brace, by the light of the moon--
                Aroon--
Wid a wink at the Man in the Moon!

Rest his sowl where the daisies grow thick;
For he's gone from the land of the quick:
    But he's still makin' love
    To the leddies above,
An' be jabbers! he'll tache 'em the thrick--
                Avick--
Niver doubt but he'll tache 'em the thrick!

'Tis by Tim the dear saints'll set sthore,
And 'ull thrate him to whisky galore:
    For they 've only to sip
    But the tip of his lip
An' bedad! they'll be askin' for more--
                Asthore--
By the powers, they'll be shoutin' 'Ancore!'

Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, born on November 21, 1863, and died on May 12, 1944, was a Cornish writer, who published under the pen name Q. His legacy includes a vast body of critical and anthological work, most notably 'The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900'. Quiller-Couch was knighted in 1910 and also served as a professor of English at the University of Cambridge. His works have influenced many, including writers like Virginia Woolf.

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