The author of "The Bandy-legged Butterfly."
Afterwards President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Or a pulling by the ear.
This Rectory has been supposed to have been built in the time of Edward VI., but recent discoveries clearly assign its origin to a much earlier period. A stone has been found in an island formed by the river Tees on which is inscribed the letter "A," which is justly conjectured to stand for the name of the great King Alfred, in whose reign this house was probably built.
The poet entreats pardon for having represented a donkey under this dignified name.