ODE TO ALDGATE PUMP.
Flow down, false rivulet, to the sea
Thy sewage wave deliver;
No longer will I quaff from thee
For ever and for ever.
The dust of citizens of yore,
Who dwelt beside the river,
And leakages of sewers pour
Into thy stream for ever.
A thousand hands may pump from thee,
A thousand pails deliver
Their sparkling draughts, but not to me
For ever and for ever.
Oh, let them lock thy nozzle up,
And drain thee to the river;
Nor any mortal fill his cup
Again from thee for ever.
From Funny Folks.