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And raw head and bloody bones, spectres and shades And water sprite swains and transmogrified maids When they heard the Goose curses on each of them fall, To Hell and the Devil fled one and fled all -- Fled in fire, in water, in smoke and in hail, Some green and some black, some red and some pale, Fled with accents of horror, of sport and of wit, Traliria -- tralara -- and Fal -- de -- ral -- tit -- Whilst as fast as away Matty's progeny flew Mother Goose summoned up her original crew, Who with loud peals of laughter & sallies of fun Quizz'd, pinched and tormented the reprobate son, A Knight led them on, who was first to assail, And was arm'd cap -- a -- pee in a dear coat of mail Sir Horn Book was he -- at the very first glance Matt saw he was Lord of the field of Romance
