For making an hospital gay.
From The Man in the Moon, Vol. I.
In the same volume there was another parody, dealing with a similar topic, entitled—
A Lay of Guthrie.
Air—“Maiden, I will ne’er deceive thee.”
Patient, I will ne’er deceive thee,
Never pain thee, never grieve thee:
Take this tube, inhale it so,
Out carbonic acid blow.
From your lips the mouthpiece move,