Welcome, welcome, ye Whiggish slaves,
But should you fail to fight,
Welcome, ye ratting Tory knaves,
My premiership, good night.
Figaro in London, May 4, 1833.
The Flight of the Aldermen.
A! doo, A! doo, my fav’rite scheme
Low in the market falls;
The lawyers sigh, the brokers scream,