Perdu in a notable set of Paul Prys,

By courtesy called Statistical Fellows—

A prying, spying, inquisitive clan,

Who have gone upon much of the self-same plan,

Jotting the Laboring Class's riches;

And after poking in pot and pan,

And routing garments in want of stitches,

Have ascertained that a working man

Wears a pair and a quarter of average breeches!

But this, alas! from her loss of hearing,