JOSEPH KNIGHT.
But my merry men so true,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
Ruined, vanquished, all through you,
Tammy Ellis mine.
Ken ye weel, ye feckless loon,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
What men of micht ye've overthrown!
Tammy Ellis mine.
Within Dalmeny's gilded bowers,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
What vanquished victor groans and glowers?
Tammy Ellis mine.
In Hawarden how the grand old chief,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
Not e'en in post-cards finds relief?
Tammy Ellis mine.
And there are woes more sacred yet,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
Thine offspring of Plantagenet,
Tammy Ellis mine.
Thine too Newcastle's doughty Knight,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis.
Dour in council, fierce in fight,
Tammy Ellis mine.
Irish boroughs bought and sold,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis
Celtic seats wi' Saxon gold,
Tammy Ellis mine
Canna make amends, I wot,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
For evil sic as ye hae wrought,
Tammy Ellis mine.
Hide, mon, yere dishonoured pow,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
Where nae man may see and know,
Tammy Ellis mine.
Where nae mortal sees or hears,
Tammy Ellis, Tammy Ellis,
And leave me, leave me to my tears,
Tammy Ellis mine.
'DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY.'
'D.N.B.'Of Knight's writings apart from the daily and weekly press, his contributions to the 'Dictionary of National Biography' stand pre-eminent. In this monumental work, which we owe to the patriotism of George Smith, there are no fewer than five hundred biographies of actors and actresses by him, his name appearing in the list of contributors in all but four of the sixty-six volumes.
