I, Reginald de Courcy Drowne,

With wealth and—looks and pedigree.

I set the man a red-hot pace;

It was the talk of all the town;

I knew that I was loved by Grace—

I knew it by that yokel’s frown.

My ancestors won great renown,

While Brown has no ancestral tree.

I knew I could the fellow down,

With wealth and—looks and pedigree.