At foot-ball I've seen lads run after the bladder,

I've seen Irish Bricklayers run up a ladder,

I've seen little boys run away from a cane,

And I've seen, (that is, read of,) good running in Spain;

But I never did read

Of, or witness, such speed

As David exerted that evening.—Indeed

All I ever have heard of boys, women, or men,

Falls far short of Pryce, as he ran over "Pen!"

He reaches its brow,—