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Parson Herrick's Muse
The landlord shall our parson be;The tavern-door our churchyard gate;And we will fill the landlord's tillBefore we fill the parson's plate!But here's to parson Herrick's Muse!Drink to it, dear old comrades, please!And, prithee, for my tombstone chooseA verse from his "Hesperides."