Clay goblets would contain their wall-fruit wine,
And all their pastry would be “stony batter!”)
The Strand’s so changed, they’ve left no ‘Change at all,
Where beasts and beefeaters once held their sway;
Exeter ’Change is turned into a hall,
And operas that ran have run away!
If many a coach, to omnibus enlarged,
Takes, for a tizzy, Dandyzettes or drabs,
By such a fare the fair are fairly charged,
Yet why have chariots dwindled down to cabs?