{"id":62114,"date":"2013-11-05T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T18:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=62114"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:35:13","slug":"bonfire-night-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/05\/bonfire-night-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonfire Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember, remember!<br \/>\nThe fifth of November,<br \/>\nThe Gunpowder treason and plot;<br \/>\nI know of no reason<br \/>\nWhy the Gunpowder treason<br \/>\nShould ever be forgot!<br \/>\nGuy Fawkes and his companions<br \/>\nDid the scheme contrive,<br \/>\nTo blow the King and Parliament<br \/>\nAll up alive.<br \/>\nThreescore barrels, laid below,<br \/>\nTo prove old England\u2019s overthrow.<br \/>\nBut, by God\u2019s providence, him they catch,<br \/>\nWith a dark lantern, lighting a match!<br \/>\nA stick and a stake<br \/>\nFor King James\u2019s sake!<br \/>\nIf you won\u2019t give me one,<br \/>\nI\u2019ll take two,<br \/>\nThe better for me,<br \/>\nAnd the worse for you.<br \/>\nA rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,<br \/>\nA penn\u2019orth of cheese to choke him,<br \/>\nA pint of beer to wash it down,<br \/>\nAnd a jolly good fire to burn him.<br \/>\nHolloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!<br \/>\nHolloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!<br \/>\nHip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up alive. Threescore barrels, laid below, To prove old England\u2019s overthrow. 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