His optic balls are plac'd two shining plates,

Betwixt whose pewter confines, interspers'd

With glittering pieces of argental coin,

Lie wide-spread half-pence, jingling at the touch.

There great he sits, with glee magnificent,

The strong potation quaffing. On the slate

The num'rous pots he marks, with aspect keen.

So, with superior power invested, sits

A constable elate, in dome rotund,

Imbibing porter solid. With an air