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T39781 WHY should we boast of Arthur and his Knights, / Knowing how many Men have performed fights? St. George was for England, St. Dennis for France, / Sing HONI SOID QUI MALY PENSE Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 720 3: 721 A New BALLAD of / St. GEORGE and the DRAGON. A New BALLAD of St. GEORGE and the DRAGON. A New BALLAD of St. GEORGE and the DRAGON. 1763-1763

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WHY should we boast of Arthur and his Knights, Knowing how many Men have performed fights? Or why should we speak of Sir Launcelot du Lake? Or Sir Tristam du Leon, that fought for ladies sake? Read old stories, and there you will see How St. George, St. George, he made the Dragon flee. St George he was for England, St. Dennis for France, Sing HONI SOIT QUI MALY PENSE. To speak much of Monarchs it were too long to tell, And likewise of the Romans how far they did excell Hannibal and Scipio in many a fight Orlando Turtoso he was a valiant Knight; Romulous and Remus were those that Rome did build, But St. George, St. George the Dragon he hath killd. St. George he was for England, etc. Jepthah and Gideon they led their Men to fight; The Gibeonites and Ammonites they put all to flight;
Hercules his labour was in the Vale of Bass; And Sampson slew a thousand with the jaw-bone of an ass; And when he was blind pulld the Temple to the ground, But St. George, St. George the Dragon did confound. St. George he was for England, etc. Valentine and Orson came of Pepins blood, Alfred and Alarick they were brave Knights and good; The four sons of Ammon that fought with Charlemain, Sir Hugh de Bourdeaux, and Godfrey de Bulloign; These were all French Knights that Pagans did convert: But St. George, St. George he pulld out the Dragons heart. St. George he was for England, etc. Henry the Fifth he conquored all France, He quarterd their arms, his honour to advance; He razed their walls, and pulld their cities down, And he garnishd his head with a double triple crown; He thumped the French, and after home he came, But St. George, St. George he made the Dragon tame. St. George he was for England, etc. St. David he lovd leeks and toasted cheese, And Jason was the Man that brought home the Golden Fleece And Patrick you know was St. Georges boy, Seven years he kept his horse, and then stele him away, For which knavish act a slave he doth remain; But St. George, St. George he hath the Dragon slain. St. Geotge he was for England, etc. Tamerlain the Emperor in iron cage did crown, With his bloody flags displayd before the town, Scanderbeg magnanimous Mahomets Bashaws did dread, Whose victorious bones was borne when he was dead.
Old William so famd, the Conqueror he was calld; But St. George, St. George, he hath the Dragon mauld. St. George he was for England, etc. Ottoman the Tartar he came of Persias race, The Great Mogul with his chest full of cloves and mace; The Grecian youth Bucephalus did manfully bestride, But these with their Worthies nine St. George did deride; Gustavus Adolphus was Swedens warlike King, But St. George, St. George he pulld out the Dragons sting. St. George he was for England, etc. Pendragon and Cadwallader of British blood do boast, Tho John of Gaunt his foes did daunt, St. George shall rule the roast; Agamemnon and Cleomedes and Macedon did feats, But compared to our champion, they are but merely cheats; Brave Malta Knights in Turkish fights their brandishd swords outdrew; But St. George, St. George met the Dragon, and thrust him thro and thro. St. George he was for England, etc. Bedia the Amazon Poet overthrew, As fierce as either Vandal, Goth, Saracen, or Jew; The potent Hol[a]ferness, as he lay in bed, In came wise Judith and stole away his head; With Jove the Cyclops, altho she showerd down thunder, But St. George the Dragon killd, and was not that a wonder? St. George he was for England, etc. Mark Anthony Ill warrant ye, playd feats with Egypts queen, Sir Eglemore that valiant Knight, the like was never seen; Grim Gorgons might was known in fight; old Bevis most Men frighted; The Mirmdons and Prester Johns, why were not these men knighted? Brave Spinola took in Breda, Nassau did it recover; But St. George, St. George, turnd the Dragon over and over St. George he was for England, etc.
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