But if you fail and whine, or josh like Billings,
You might (I say you might!) get back your shillings.
But better yet! Bestow this Book of Verses
On some friend-foe you love with hate and curses,
And your revenge will be attained thereafter
For, when he reads it, he will die with laughter.
And, Cheerful Reader, if this work contains
A soporific for your bulging brains
So that you'll rave about it to your neighbors,
I'll feel repaid for all rebuffs and labors.