II.

“Now, what must you do these good wishes to gain,

And make us rejoice that we asked not in vain?

Well, a something ’twill be a great boon to obtain

To us who now ask—and a kindness most true

And most earnestly wished for—but to you

It will be what they tell us a victory is—

Quite easy to “Grant,” and we hope you’ll grant this.

III.

“We once (not long since) had a favourite here,