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T43005 HOW happy a state / does the Miller possess, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 877 A New Song, / Sung in the Play of the King and / the Miller of Mansfield. A New Song, Sung in the Play of the King and the Miller of Mansfield. A New Song, Sung in the Play of the King and the Miller of Mansfield. Dodsley, Robert ?-?

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HOW happy a state does the Miller possess, Who would be no greater nor fears to be Leses, On his Mill and himself he depends for for support, Which is better than servilely cringing at Court. What tho he all dusty and whitend does go, The more he is pow edd the more like a Beau, A Clown in his dress may be honester far, Than a Courtier who struts in a Garter and star. Tho' his hands are so daubd theyre not fit to be seen, The hands of his betters are not very Clean, A palm more polite may as dirtily deal, Gold in handling will stick to the fingers like meal. What tho when a Pudding for dinner he lac[k]s, He crib without scruple from other mens sacks, In this of right noble Example he brags, Who borrows as freely from other mens bags. Or should he endeavour to heap an Estate, In this too he Mimicks the tools of the state, Whose aim is alone their own coffers to fill, As all his concerns to bring Grist to his Mill. He eats when hes hunggry and drinks when hes dry, And down when hes weary contented does lie, Then rises up chearful to work and to sing, If so happy a Miller then whod be a King.