XLVI

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XLVI

“Convey her to me, Hum, or by my crown,

My sceptre, and my cross-surmounted globe,

I’ll knock you⁠—” “Does your majesty mean⁠—down?

No, no, you never could my feelings probe

To such a depth!” The Emperor took his robe,

And wept upon its purple palatine,

While Hum continued, shamming half a sob,⁠—

“In Canterbury doth your lady shine?

But let me cool your brandy with a little wine.”