[Written by Jane Austen to amuse her Niece Fanny, concerning the arrival in July 1806 of Captn. & Mrs Austen at Godmersham shortly after they married in Ramsgate.]
See they come, post haste from Thanet,
Lovely couple, side by side;
They’ve left behind them Richard Kennet
With the parents of the Bride!
Canterbury they have passed through;
Next succeeded Stamford-bridge;
Chilham village they came fast through;
Now they’ve mounted yonder ridge.
Down the hill they’re swift proceeding
Now they skirt the Park around;
Lo! The Cattle sweetly feeding
Scamper, started at the sound!
Run, my Brothers, to the Pier gate!
Throw it open, very wide!
Let it not be said that we’re late
In welcoming my Uncle’s Bride!
To the house the chaise advances;
Now it stops–They’re here, they’re here!
How d’ye do, my Uncle Francis?
How does do your Lady dear?
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