Shall the great Derby or the Oaks give place
To ordinary calls at tradesmen’s wills?
Shall bets of honor lost upon a race
Be left unpaid for shopmen’s dirty bills?
Perhaps amidst the motley group you’ll see
Some youth just jump’d into a peer’s estate,
Some halfpay Captain M—, or Colonel D—
Much worse than nothing or by legging great.
Some lucky pugilist whose prowess great
All other heroes of his day withstood,