O’er the strange old birds with skinny wings,

Which the languid waiter to table brings,

With tottering steps that betoken, alas!

The chronic effects of sewer gas?”

“Not there, not there, my child.”

Is it far away in some region cold

Where the visitor’s welcome; if he have gold

That he’s willing to spend on most villainous wine

At the regally privileged “Bleed him fine?”

here the whole concern abounds in “sells”—