And the serpents of flame,

And wheels of the same,

That according to some were "whizzable."

XXXI.

Oh, happy Hope of the Kilmanseggs!

Thrice happy in head, and body, and legs,

That her parents had such full pockets!

For had she been born of Want and Thrift,

For care and nursing all adrift,

It's ten to one she had had to make shift