Rope-dancers a score, I’ve seen before—
Madame Sacchi, Antonio, and Master Black-more;
But to see a man swing, at the end of a string,
With his neck in a noose, will be quite a new thing.”
* * * * *
R. H. Barham.
The Frolics of Boreas.
Old Boreas sprung up one day—says he,
“Blow me tight, but I’ll have a spree—