Whate’er the rascal’s name, or age, or station,
Who first invented, and went round advising,
That artificial cut-off,—early rising!
“Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed,”
Observes some solemn, sentimental owl:
Maxims like these are very cheaply said;
But ere you make yourself a fool or fowl,
Pray just inquire about their rise—and fall,
And whether larks have any beds at all!
The “time for honest folks to be abed”