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Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/The Peer and the Tinker

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The Peer and the Tinker.
A member of the modern greatPassed Sawney with his budget;The Peer was in a car of state,The Tinker forced to trudge it.
But Sawney shall receive the praiseHis Lordship would parade for:One's debtor for his dapple greys,And t'other's shoes are paid for.