“In a punt you may shiver from morning to night;
“And, tho’ blest with the patience that Job had of old,
“The devil a thing do you catch—but a cold!
“Yet ’tis charming to hear, just from boarding-school come,
“A Tit-up tune up an old family strum:
“Play God save the King in an excellent tone,
“With the sweet variation of Old Bob and Joan!
“But, what tho’ your appetite’s in a weak state,
“A pound at a time they will push on your plate:—
“’Tis true, as to health, you’ve no cause to complain;