He wished himself in Spain;—
Of all spots in the world, he said,
To see them there he'd rather,—
And inly sent them ev'ry one
To Jericho—or farther.
And so he gave their right good health—
And off it went in toppers;
And call'd them "Men and Patriots,"
And in his heart "Clodhoppers."—
And then—with very blandest smiles—