Steadily held, or motioned wary-wise

To hit or stop—and kerchief, too, drawn tight

O’er the unyielding loins, to keep from flight

The inconstant wind, that all too often flies—

The Nonpareil stands! Fame, whose bright eyes run o’er

With joy to see a Chicken of her own,

Dips her rich pen in claret, and writes down

Under the letter R, first on the score,

“Randall—John—Irish Parents—age not known—

Good with both hands, and only ten stone four!”