Before she had time to be deaf, in fact—
Popp'd a Trumpet into her ear.
"There, Ma'am! try it!
You needn't buy it—
The last New Patent—and nothing comes nigh it
For affording the Deaf, at a little expense,
The sense of hearing, and hearing of sense!
A Real Blessing—and no mistake,
Invented for poor Humanity's sake;
For what can be a greater privation