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Brougham’s Lament
No1
Come one and all that love good laws
And listen to my rhyme
For the court has just dicided
That free love is no crime
No 2
A Court was held in Brougham last week
Divised-virtues and disgrace.
Some parties trying to improve
The morals of this place.
No 3
The crowd was large the court was slow
And very hard to tune
Some looking stupid others grave
As cats and owls at noon
No 4
The plaintiff now walks boldly in
Dark smiles upon his face
And says unto his moral court
“I’m ready for the case”
No 5
Supreme arose with trembling form
and reads the charge aloud
[Which brougt defendant to her feet]
Bringing terror to the guilty
And silence to the crowd
No 6
Defince steps bravely to the front
And stands beside her foe
And to the fearfull question asked
She boldly answers “No”
No 7
Puck did not speculate that day
Although stock was not high
She said “The market may go down
I’ll try it by and by”
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"No 8
They called each witness to the stand
Who spoke with nervous fear
Until the peace was badly broke
By calling on the beer
No 9
A lawyer then becomes enraged
The crowd began to cheer
He said that he was much surprised
To see such conduct here
No 10
The evidence grew worse and worse
Till some refused to tell
And then to settle a dispute
They sent it to Farewell
N 11
Then sealing all their gleanings up
They told the crowd quite plain
That they could not a ---- give
Until revised again
No 12
Untill this cruel decision came
_____were quite at ease
But now we find to our surprise
We may go as we please
No 13
For Court and Counsel did agree
That free love was no crime
And matrimony was no use
But in a stormy time
No 14
Both love and licinse are played out
Both brought to sad disgrace
And if there is no chang Oh God!
Have mercy on this place
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