And shaken hands with Irish folk before the present year.
But in your precious article your wonder you exhaust in
Describing how an Irishman can really be polite:
"Behold," you say, "the Irishman as patronised by Austin;
He is not black, though painted so—in fact he's rather white."
Don't patronise so much, dear A. I do not say you write ill;
But oh that awful title, with its most offensive D——!
Devoutly do I hope, dear A., you'll find a better title,
And write a wiser article when next you cross the sea.