Where Want's pale children sigh in vain for homes,

And few but those who're blest with wealth and kin,

And means to keep them out, can struggle in;

Whether you boldly sport your own bank-notes,

Or beg about for other people's votes;

Whether you fill the presidential chair,

Or join the throng because a Lord is there;

Or, like some Lords, whose plan is rather funny,

Put down your name, but never pay the money.

But if, like some, the only certain way