The Plough, belov’d by the country clown,
Has vanished ; St. Christopher no more wades
Heaven and Hell are both pulled down ;
No more the teachers of thievish trades,
Shakers of dice-box, bearers of blades,
Meet at the Rose among Marybone trees
They Were silenced by hempen braids
Time has toasted the Cheshire Cheese.
(Justin H. McCarthy)
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