On waistcoat had the shoe displayed

Lampoon's sour spirit might be laid

And cease its spiteful railing

Whether the humour chanced to be

Joke, pun, quaint ballad, repartee

Slang, or bad spelling, we should see

Good humour still prevailing

And oh! if Equity, as well

As Nisi Prius, would not sell

Reason's perfection ever