‘He now, and then, will take a drop of drink;
‘But otherwise, good-humour’d, sharp, and civil,
‘John Bull will drink, but fight like any Devil;—
‘Paddy, and Sawney Scot are just the same—
‘Here, Serjeant, tell me what’s the Fellow’s name?
‘’Tis Teague O’Connor, him I recommend,
‘He’ll suit you famously, my worthy Friend.’
So Teague was then install’d Valet, and Groom,
And sent to set to rights his Master’s Room.
As dinner-time approach’d, Ward bid him stay,