He's ne'er flurried nor stuck.

His lead is so strong,

He has Sheitan's own luck;

And you'll find in this goose—as I thought him—

What occurs to geese—sometimes—that's "pluck."

Which is why I remark,

Though I own it with pain,

That for games that are dark,

Masked by manners urbane,

That Infidel Earl licks me hollow,