A grateful system by the Duke[34] observ’d,
That he who first arrives, the first is serv’d.
An honour to his head and heart eternal,
The Ensign’s often seen before the Colonel.
I’m warranted in this my Postulatum,
For it, by general sanction, est Probatum.
John seated, now did Anecdotes relate
Of Fashion, Gallantry, and of the Great;
Who lost at Boodles—who supposed the winner—
The Whispers, Bagatelles, at the Guard Dinner;