He had won such credit and fame for piety,

That he had the run of the best society;

And a girl with lots of tin did pair

With this parson esteemed such a duck by the fair.

Punch. May 31, 1856.


The Jolly Young Trilobite.

Oh, did you ne’er hear of a jolly young trilobite,

That lived in Siluria once on a time,

And some years ago turned to stone in a terrible fright,