Tyburn

Tyburn was the principal location in London for public executions by hanging. The location was well known, appearing in many cant phrases and folk songs: "Tyburn Tree" being the scaffold; "To dance the Tyburn Jig" meaning to be hanged, etc.

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His anguish spoke the soul in great distress. THE daughter grew in years, improved in mien, Time rolls apace, and once she's ridded of her bib, Each year still taller, till she's found at length; His forward child, the father justly feared, The lawyer too, and god of marriage-joys; To trust her virtue was not quite so sure; Where this young charmer learned to pray and sew; Corruption's page the senses to beguile On which she could herself so well acquit, To praise her beauty, scarcely was excused; Good sister stay!--consider, we must die; And soon will worms upon our bodies prey: The spindle turn at ease:--embroider too; In tapestry she'd gained Arachne's art; Her sense, wealth, beauty, soon were spread abroad: The belle had been immured with prudent view, Who with sufficient riches should abound. Directly to the altar to be wed. SOME time the father had the girl declared As soon as she was free from convent walls, Around Calista (such was named our fair) .

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