(O, sweet is the chink of cash to me!)
Since then I’ve turned my art to fresh accounts,
(A goodly balance is fair to see!)
And rival razors puffed for large amounts.
(O, rarest of letters are £ s. d.!)
I’ve painted, too, with realistic tricks,
“The Penny Steamboat’s Progress” (set of six),
From Old Swan Pier, till at Vauxhall she sticks!
(O, sweet is the chink of cash to me!)
Truth. Christmas Number, 1882.