They really lay it on, at times, abominably thick;
The tax collectors of distress will never make no bones,
I'm sure the paving board are, in their hearts, a set of stones.
And as for windows, 'tis a shame, a rate for them to levy,
Which makes, as every one allows, the light come precious heavy;
But what am I about? oh! dear, amid this long digression,
The broker's man's got in, and I have lost my self-possession!
5. A protocol signed, announcing Mehemet Ali's unconditional submission to the Sultan.
The Sultan now may stand at ease,
Though Mehemet made him tremble daily,