Did these fine old Common-Councilmen, all of the present time.
And surely ’twill be better far, by universal frown,
When following dirty Smithfield, they themselves should be put down,
Who are more vulgar than the most uneducated clown,
And ought to feel at last, that they are not of much renown,
These fine old Common-Councilmen, all of the present time.
The Month. August, 1851.
A Variety of Vicars.
Let us sing of a worthy type that is well-nigh out of date,