Together hurled, went squash, and flop:

And one who stemmed, till Hope's last glimmer,

The slab surge that did round him simmer,

The Water Bailiff—sturdy swimmer;

He too was swamped amid the slop.

With sirloins, haunches, all these things

Were mashed; with jelly, ice, and cream,

Chantilly biscuits, legs and wings

Of game and poultry, and the stream

Bore salmon, turbot, hash, and curry,