Now it luckily happened on this very day,
That the Countess was giving a grand Dejeuné;
And she actually started—so great her delight,
When the elegant Visitor came within sight.
He, of course, was receiv’d with respect most profound;
And her Ladyship curtsied quite down to the ground.
The Parrot was likewise made welcome, surtout,
By that pink of all fashion, La belle Cockatoo;
[p15] While his little smart Cousin, the gay Peroquet,
Declar’d that the party was now quite complete.