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,