No venal muse before your view

Next sets a vet’ran bold, sirs,

The praise to merit justly due,

From Paul she cannot hold, sirs,

His valour oft has bore the test,

In war he’s brisk and handy;

His private virtues stand confest,

In short, he’s quite the dandy.

Fal lal, &c.

Brave Mackarel heads his grenadiers,