As colleagues we were blest indeed.

Gladdy. Whilst thou didst feel no rival flame,

Nor Gladdy next to Dizzy came,

O then thy Gladdy’s echoing name

Excelled its since Homeric fame.

Derby. My heart from Peelite loves outworn

By Dizzy’s corkscrew curls is drawn;

My forfeit life I’ll freely give.

So Diz—my better life—may live.

Gladdy. My bosom burns to yield possession,