“From the pleasure of the Rack, and the friendship of the kind hearted officers of the Inquisition. Oh! Johnny hear us.
“Oh! Russell hear us.
“From the comforts of being frisled like a devil’d kindney. Oh! Nosey save us.
“Hear us Oh Arthur.
“From such saucy Prelates, as Pope Pi-ass. Oh! Cumming’s save us.
“Save us good Cumming.
“And let us have no more Burnings in smithfield, no more warm drinks in the shape of boiled oil, or, molten lead, and send the whole host of Pusyites along with the Pope, Cardinals to the top of mount Vesuvius there to dine off of hot lava, so that we may live in peace & shout long live our Queen, and No Popery!”
For some pitches the foregoing was sufficient, for a street auditory “hates too long a patter;” but where a favourable opportunity offered, easily tested by the pecuniary beginnings, the “Lesson of the Day” was given in addition, and was inserted after the second “Answer” in the foregoing parody, so preceding the “Let us say:”
“The Lesson of the Day.
“You seem an intelligent lad, so I think you are quite capable of Reading with me the Lessons for this day’s service.