My sentiments, William, are liberal always—but with a small non-party l, Sir!
"Liberal souls devise liberal things"—you know the authority grand, Sir!—
If your Liberal things are "liberal," always, by liberal things you shall stand, Sir.
There! Verb. sap., my long-honoured old chap! May a real fool's-cap crown you never,
But a Crown of Honour be yours at the end—which we'd wish to postpone, Sir, for ever!
Thanks very much for your genial touch. We have pleasant joint memories, many,
Since you fought the good fight on the Paper Duty and a Press at the Popular Penny!
Colourable.
["The banners of most of the Dutch regiments have hitherto been those captured from the French at Waterloo in 1815, since when they have never been renewed."—Daily News, September 22.]