While Browne looked the picture of fright, as shown
So well by Keeley and Buckstone.
Narrowly eyeing them, Jack continued,—
“The hands of these men so iron-sinewed,
Were red as the cover of ‘Murray,’
And in these hands they carried sticks
Of the pattern and size with which Mr. Hicks
All at once, single-handed, so easily licks
Ten land-sharks at the Surrey.
“These horrible ruffians, as more near