Bentley, Boz, and Cruikshank, stand,
Like expectant reelers—
“Music!” “Play up!” pipe in hand,
Beside the fluted pillars!
Boz and Cruikshank want to dance,
None for frolic riper,
But Bentley makes the first advance,
Because he “pays the piper.”
“Then sing a song of half-a-crown,
And make a merry race on’t.