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,