Mark Well My Heavy Doleful Tale
"Mark Well My Heavy Doleful Tale" is a comic farewell poem lamenting the close of Christmas on Twelfth Night, when the feasting must end. The speaker mourns the departure of plum porridge, roast beef, minced pies, strong ale, and good company with mock-dramatic grief, calling for one last brimming bowl to steady his breaking heart. The humor sharpens as his sorrow proves more about an empty belly than a sad soul, and he closes with a hearty toast to his generous hosts.
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