The lurid narrative of Slipper.
Philippa's piercing peacock squeals,
Uttered in moments of expansion;
The grime and splendour of the meals
Of Mrs. Knox and of her mansion;
The secrets of horse-coping lore,
The loves of Sally and of Flurry—
All these delights and hundreds more
Are not forgotten in a hurry.
Yet the same genial pens that freight