Poor John knock’d up, began to curse the Way.
‘Such Bl—st—d Roads will make a Fellow crazy!’
‘O plase you, Sir,’ said Teague, ‘do just be asy;
‘By Ja—s ’tis a turnpike, let me tell ye,
‘To what you’ll meet with at that Villa Velhe.’
John interrupted Teague in his Oration,
To know, was not Abrantes the next Station?
‘Faith, and it is,’ said Teague, ‘there is no doubt;
‘Is it not mintioned in your Honour’s Route?’
‘O! D——n the Route,’ said John; ‘I want to know,