If a horse should be poisoned, be able to fix
On the rogue—and relate the whole histr’y.
He must watch every dodge and deceit in the odds,
By discerning ’twixt better and hedger;
He must mark all the winks, and the nudges and nods,
And Prophesy Derby and Leger.
(This last is a matter of lucky fortuity,
Which when you are “out” merely wants ingenuity.)
And now as to terms, we already have shown
How pleasant this Editor’s place is—