No. 1.—THE RULE TO COMPUTE.
Oh, tell me not of empires grand,
Of proud dominion wide and far,
Of those who sway the fertile land
Where melons three for twopence are.
To rule like this I ne’er aspire,
In fact my book it would not suit!
The only rule that I desire,
Is a rule nisi to compute.
Oh speak not of the calm delights,