Which took the shape of an old account,

Twice in the week, I remember well,

He banged my knocker or twanged my bell.

If he found me without any cash to spare,

He called me names from that old arm-chair.

Incubi, demons, nightmares, owls,

Vampires, goblins, ghosts, and ghouls,

Visit that seat, and around it swarm

In every possible shape and form.

My life is a torture, a perfect curse—