Transcriber's note.
Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. A list of other changes made, can be found at the end of the book.
[Among the verses in this Collection may be found a few whichhave previously appeared in a Volume, by the same Author, nowout of print.]
THE LAZY MINSTREL
The Lazy
Minstrel
By
J. ASHBY-STERRY
And while his merry Banjo rang,
'Twas thus the Lazy Minstrel sang!
THIRD EDITION.
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
26 Paternoster Square
MDCCCLXXXVII
The Author reserves all rights of translation andreproduction.
TO
NINA, MARY, AND FLORENCE,
THIS VOLUME IS
INSCRIBED.