In wanton circles o’er the ground.
The squire survey’d with secret pride
The mottled pack on either side:
The puppies did not ’scape his view;
Their youthful tricks were pleasing too.
But lest a part unskill’d, and young,
Should lead the rest with lavish tongue,
It was decreed they should be tied,
And trudge in couples, side by side.
To Ringwood, Sweetlips was assign’d: