Some say the Gaelic mixture, I the Saxon:

I think a strict adherence to the latter

Might make some Scots less pigheaded, and fatter.

Besides, Bon Gaultier definitely shows

That the real beverage for feasting gods on

Is a soft compound, grateful to the nose

And also to the palate, known as 'Hodgson.'

I know a man—a tailor's son—who rose

To be a peer: and this I would lay odds on,

(Though in his Memoirs it may not appear,)