Anonymous.


A Farewell

[Sung by Mr. Cross to the Ratepayers of London.)

Farewell! but whenever you welcome the hour

When the Pekoe is fragrant in boudoir and bower,

Then think of your Cross who had made the dear brew

At the ratepayer’s cost even dearer to you!

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You may boil, you may filter, the stuff as you will