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hard upon these little girlish tricks … Let's see … five crimes at half…a…crown 

… exactly twelve…and…six。〃 



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     〃Oh; father;〃 little Alice cried; 〃your kindness makes me weep; You do 

these little things for me so singularly cheap … Your thoughtful liberality I 

never can forget; But; oh! there is another crime I haven't mentioned yet! 

     〃A pleasant…looking gentleman; with pretty purple eyes; I've noticed at 

my   window;   as   I've   sat   a…catching   flies;   He   passes   by   it   every   day   as 

certain as can be … I blush to say I've winked at him; and he has winked at 

me!〃 

     〃For   shame!〃   said   FATHER   PAUL;   〃my   erring   daughter!             On   my 

word   This   is   the   most   distressing    news   that   I   have   ever   heard。   Why; 

naughty girl; your excellent papa has pledged your hand To a promising 

young robber; the lieutenant of his band! 

     〃This dreadful piece of news will pain your worthy parents so! They 

are    the  most    remunerative     customers     I  know;     For  many     many    years 

they've kept starvation from my doors: I never knew so criminal a family 

as yours! 

     〃The     common       country    folk   in  this   insipid   neighbourhood       Have 

nothing to confess; they're so ridiculously good; And if you marry any one 

respectable     at  all;  Why;   you'll   reform;   and   what    will  then   become     of 

FATHER PAUL?〃 

     The   worthy   priest;   he   up   and   drew   his   cowl   upon   his   crown;   And 

started   off  in   haste   to   tell   the  news to   ROBBER  BROWN   … To   tell   him 

how   his   daughter;   who   was   now   for   marriage   fit;   Had   winked   upon   a 

sorter; who reciprocated it。 

     Good ROBBER BROWN he muffled up his anger pretty well: He said; 

〃I have a notion; and that notion I will tell; I will nab this gay young sorter; 

terrify him into fits; And get my gentle wife to chop him into little bits。 

     〃I've studied human nature; and I know a thing or two: Though a girl 

may fondly love a living gent; as many do … A feeling of disgust upon her 

senses there will fall When she looks upon his body chopped particularly 

small。〃 

     He traced that gallant sorter to a still suburban square; He watched his 

opportunity; and seized him unaware; He took a life…preserver and he hit 

him on   the head; And MRS。  BROWN dissected   him before   she went to 

bed。 



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     And   pretty   little   ALICE   grew   more   settled   in   her   mind;   She   never 

more was guilty of a weakness of the kind; Until at length good ROBBER 

BROWN   bestowed   her   pretty   hand   On   the   promising   young   robber;   the 

lieutenant of his band。 



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