(Her minion smug of solemn phiz,)

The pink and pattern of a noodle:

Its eyes are deep; their look, serene;

Its lips are sensitive and smiling;

But oh! the gross effect, I ween,

Is, passing measure, dull and riling.

It is not that its locks are crisp;

Your humble servant's hair is crisper,

It is not that its accents lisp;

I, too, affect a stammered whisper: