And hinted they’d better have not gone down.

But Placemen must live—every dog has a day,

And even “Fair Trade” may, for once in a way,

Keep party waves a-rolling.

From Grins and Groans. 1882.


The Academy, 1882.

The Mew-Stone. J. W. Oakes, A.R.A.

There were three pussy-cats sought the tiles,

They sought the tiles as the sun went down,