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By many was discerned well,
but time all things out-wears.
His followers when he was dead,
were some receiv'd to grace :
The rest to foreign countries fled,
and left their native place.
And though this funeral was but small,
the woman had in mind,
Left his fame should be buried clean
from those that came behind.
For certainly before or since
no man ever understood,
Under the reign of any prince,
a man like Robin Hood.
For thirteen years, and something more,
these outlaws lived thus,
Fear'd by the rich, lov'd by the poor,
a thing mot marvellous,
A thing mpossible to us,
this story seems to be;
None dare now be so venturous,
but times are chang'd we see,
We that live in these happy days,
of civil government,
If need he had an hundred men,
these rebels to prevent
In those days men barbarous were,
and lived less in awe,
But God be thanked people fear
more to offend the law.
