His intimates called him “an out-and-out brick,
A fellow who at nothing would stick,
And a first-rate judge of malt, sir.”
Nay, the ladies themselves, who are clearly the best
To decide on such matters, had often confessed.—
“Mr. Rasper, besides being very well dressed,
Was an excellent deux-temps waltzer.”
Darting past the unhappy Browne,
At the foot of the stairs he sat himself down,
And laughed like the clown in a pantomime;