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Cavalier Tunes - I. - Marching Along.

By Robert Browning

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I.     Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,     Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:     And, pressing a troop unable to stoop     And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,     Marched them along, fifty score strong,     Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. II.     God for King Charles! Pym and such carles     To the Devil that prompts em their treasonous parles!     Cavaliers, up! Lips from the cup,     Hands from the pasty, nor bite take nor sup     Till youre (Chorus) Marching along, fifty-score strong,     Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. III.     Hampden to hell, and his obsequies knell.     Serve Hazelrig, Fiennes, and young Harry as well!     England, good cheer! Rupert is near!     Kentish and loyalists, keep we not here     (Chorus) Marching along, fifty-score strong,     Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song? IV.     Then, God for King Charles! Pym and his snarls     To the Devil that pricks on such pestilent carles!     Hold by the right, you double your might;     So, onward to Nottingham, fresh for the fight,     (Chorus) March we along, fifty-score strong,     Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song!

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About Robert Browning

Robert Browning (1812–1889) was a major English Victorian poet who perfected the dramatic monologue form. His poems—including "My Last Duchess," "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," and "Fra Lippo Lippi"—explore psychology, morality, and art through the voices of vividly drawn characters.

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