His forfeit soul to Satan in reversion,
Providing in this world he was to have
A lordship over luck, by whose exertion
He might control the course of cards and brave
All throws of dice,—but on a sea excursion
The juggling demon, in his usual vein,
Seized the last cast—and Nicked him in the main!
[LINES TO A LADY.][29]
ON HER DEPARTURE FOR INDIA.
Go where the waves run rather Holborn-hilly,