Living
Song: Let's Sing About, and Say, Hey Troll
From Love's Welcome at Welbeck
Living
Let's sing about, and say, Hey troll,
Troll to me the bridal bowl,
And divide the broad bride-cake,
Round about the bride's-stake.
With, Here is to the fruit of Pern,
Grafted upon Stub his stem,
With the Peakish nicety,
And old Sherewood's vicety.
But well danced Pern upon record,
Above thy yeoman, or May-lord.
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Codex Note
Sung to the bagpipe at the country wedding dance.
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MLA
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Let's Sing About, and Say, Hey Troll.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/312/.
Chicago
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Let's Sing About, and Say, Hey Troll.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/312/.
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