And Mendicants will sup like Kings,

And Lords will swear like Lacqueys—

And black eyes oft will lead to rings,

And rings will lead to black eyes;

And pretty Kate will scold her mate.

In a dialect all divine—

Alas! they married in Twenty-eight,—

They will part in Twenty-nine!

John Thomas Mugg, on a lonely hill,

Will do a deed of mystery—