Whose lusty footboy rode behind, before,
Is, in a fit of fondness, grown so kind,
He rides within, who rode before, behind.
“HOT CORN.”
“How much corn may a gentleman eat?” whispered P,
While the cobs on his plate lay in tiers.
“As to that,” answered Q, as he glanced at the heap,
“’Twill depend on the length of his ears.”
BONNETS.
In 1817, when straw bonnets first came into general use, it was common to trim them with artificial wheat or barley, in ears; whence the following:—