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	ROUND, BOYS, INDEED
	dite) has been dead so long "without the meed of some melodious tear." He exclaims: •Samuel Ye glorious three J£ " Who grasp the Poles of Star-crown'd Poesie; Hum- Has som Cask-piercing* Youth poison'd your wine Crowch With wicked Lathe? Did you ever dine Law- On Turnep-tops, without or Salt, or Butter, Wee That amongst all your Canzonets, or clutter ••Drawer You fail'd to mention this deceased Robbin, b™!. It seems you ne'r-quaft Nectar in his Noggin, As I have done. The passage is all the more interesting in that allusions to Crouch and Smithson are as rare as are allusions to Price.

	I HEre we are good fellowes all, round Boyes round: Attendance giue when we doe call, round boyes indeed. Since we are here good fellowes all, drinke we must and worke we shall. And worke we will what ere befall, for money to serue our need. 1 We get our liuings by our hands, round boyes round,²Then fill vs beare at our commands, round boyes indeed, ¹ Text has a comma. ² No comma in the text.
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