Appear at the call of my muse."

It comes, with a laugh on its rubicund face;

Methinks, by the way, it's in pretty good case,

For a spirit unblest with a body;

"On the claret bee's-wing," says the sprite, "I regale;

But I'm ready for all—from Lafitte down to ale,

From Champagne to a tumbler of toddy.

"Then I'm not over-nice, as at least you must know,

In the rank of my hosts—for the lofty or low

Are alike to the Spirit of Mirth;