But, you see, "it's so jolly con-ve-ni-ent!"
Then your house is for sale, and, if gifted with brains,
You, of course, do not mention the damp, rats, and drains
Which is not what the ancients by "honesty" meant,
But, still, it is "jolly con-ve-ni-ent!"
Transcriber's Note
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Page 168: 'progess' corrected to 'progress'.
"Francis Powell, usually mild-mannered man, went so far as to move to report progress."