Broad Grins / Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those / Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and / Slippers."

by George Colman

“For instance—when a solemn Ghost stalks in,

And, thro’ a mystick tale is busy,

Strip me the Gentleman into his skin—

What is he?

“Truly, ridiculous enough:

Mere trash;—and very childish stuff.

“Draw but a Ghost, or Fiend, of low degree,

And all the bubble’s broken!—Let us see.”