A skinnier lot than SOL has hung

Ne'er skimmed the moor or thronged the heather;

But for dull plumage, shrivelled crop,

Look at the Opposition shop!

Amongst the blind the one-eyed king

Is, not unnaturally, bumptious.

That Poulterer with a swaggering swing

Strides to his door, the stock looks "scrumptious"

In his eyes; but thrasonic diction

To BULL will hardly bring conviction.