Pasted to album leaf 30: broadside containing "The New Jack of All Trades" (left column) and "The Sailor's Dream" (right column).

Printed by J. Catnach, 2. Monmouth-co<u>rt, 7
   Dials.óSold by Pierce, Southborough; Ben-
   nett, Brighton ; and Sharman, Cambridge.

JACK vow'd old England left behind,
To hold his Nancy dear in mind
And this kind vow did he so keep,
He nightly saw her in his sleep;
'Midst roaring thunders, raging seas,
His cheerful mind was still at ease;
Nor seas nor wonders made him startó
He held his Nancy to his heart.

But, s<u>dden as the lightning's gleam,
He woke, and found 'twas but a dream1
Wak'd from his dream, and Nancy's charms,
By the loud drum that beats to arms,
Jack rous'd from so much sweet delight,
And took his station in the fight,
The French were thrash'dónight clos'd the main
And dreamt the battle o'er again!

Then fancy play'd her usual partó
He held his Nancy to his heart,
Alas!  things are not what they seemó
He awoke, and found it but a dream.
One night, a foul malicous fiend,
Like a nightmare, across him lean'd!
Stole Nancy's picture, and the charm
That she had brac'd upon his arm:

Then, as she seem'd to <b>reat<h> her last,
A frightful monster held her fastó
Threat'ning he should from Nancy part,
No more to press her to his heart.
Jack gave in agony a scream,
Then smil'd to find it was a dream<.>
Next morn a vessel hove in sightó
An enemyóhot grew the fightó

She struckóa brig of larger size,
And Jack made England with the prize,
Reach'd home, where Nancy long had wept,
And sore fatigued turn in and slept;
But truth assuming fancy's part,
He held his Nancy to his heart;
Nor as at sea did these things seem---
He woke and found 'twas not a dream.

Michael Hancher
Department of English, University of Minnesota
URL: <http://umn.edu/home/mh/sailor.html>
Comments to: mh@umn.edu
Created 2 July 1997