Pulls half-way o’er his nose his old greas’d peak,[166]
(Tho’ rough in manners, modest in his keep,)
Views well the fetlocks, and the horse’s parts;
His vete’nary skill in words imparts,—
Consults his own, or his son George’s mind,
And speaks the word according as he find * * *
[164] The (imaginary) bishop of the diocese.
[165] The value of ——.
[166] (Peak of his cap), in making obeisance to the passer-by.