"TO LORD MALMESBURY,
"On his being attacked by the Gout, the day he represented the Prince of Wales, in marriage with the Princess of Brunswick:—
"At such a time, the Gout to have,
Is much to be lamented,
What must the Royal Bride conceive
Of him you represented? CUPID."
—(Times, Dec. 16, 1794.)
"LORD MALMESBURY'S GOUT.
"His Lordship's sent to Brunswick's Court
By Proxy, there to wed
A Royal Princess: as Consort
To George, our Prince's, bed.
But charms like hers, in bloom of life,
Too strong for age to meet:
As he approached th' intended wife:
Deprived him of his feet."
—(Times, Dec. 17, 1794.)
"THE LAME LOVER, or BRITISH AND FRENCH SYNONIMY.
"With coach and six, with servants eight,
With liveries spic and span;
Too sure, alas! a wretched fate
Befel the splendid, happy man.
At such a time, as this, the Gout!
'Twas pity, Sirs, and yet 'tis true:
The Proxy's good, if Fame's not out—
His Royal Highness has a Gout."
—(Times, Dec. 18, 1794.)