Punch, December, 1853.
(A new set of Chimes had just been fixed in the tower of the Royal Exchange, London.)
Those Tramway Bells.
Those tramway bells, those tramway bells,
How many a joy their discord quells;
My temper, thoughts, and this sweet rhyme
They knock completely out of time.
Those fearful sounds ne’er pass away,
But mar with discord night and day;