The subject sickens. On, thou knave!
And dig base Imposition’s grave;
Shave, landlords! all your guests close shave,
And overcharge in rivalry!
Few, few return, where many meet,
Or press again the snow-white sheet;
The Times, ye hosts, who foully cheat,
Will be your swindling’s sepulcre.
Diogenes, November, 1853.