Largo al factotum! He's game for all tasks, and—I wish I was sure what would come of them.
Most representative? Palpable that! And his plans most sublime (so he says) are;
But he looks just as motley a nondescript as the image of Nebuchadnezzar.
The elephant who can root up a huge oak, or handle a needle or pin, is
Less marvellous much, and it may be, of course, that the folks who distrust him are ninnies.
I hope so, I'm sure. There are evils to cure, and of room for improvement there's plenty;
And all must admit that, whatever his faults, he cannot be called far niente.
He does look a bit of a Bogey, but then he may prove just a big Benefactor,
And if he should work on the cheap, kill Corruption, and kick out the knavish Contractor,
Without piling Pelion on Ossa (of rates) on my back, till my legs with the "tottle" limp,