Lord Harrowby hoping that no one imputes To the Court any fancy to persecute brutes, Protests on the word of himself and his cronies That had these said creatures been Asses, not Ponies, The Court would have started no sort of objection, As Asses were, there, always sure of protection. "If the Princess will keep them (says Lord Castlereagh), "To make them quite harmless, the only true way "Is (as certain Chief Justices do with their wives) "To flog them within half an inch of their lives. "If they 've any bad Irish blood lurking about, "This (he knew by experience) would soon draw it out." Should this be thought cruel his Lordship proposes "The new Veto snaffle1 to bind down their noses— "A pretty contrivance made out of old chains, "Which appears to indulge while it doubly restrains; "Which, however high-mettled, their gamesomeness checks "(Adds his Lordship humanely), or else breaks their necks!" But to your work's immortal credit The Prince, good Sir, the Prince has read it (The only Book, himself remarks, The best-wigged Prince in Christendom. 2 For an account of this extraordinary work of Mr. Leckie, see The Edinburgh Review, vol. xx. 2 The learned Colonel must allude here to a description of the Mysterious Isle, in the History of Abdalla, Son of Hanif, where such inversions of the order of nature are said to have taken place."A score of old women and the same number of old men played here and there in the court, some at chuck-farthing, others at tip-cat or at cockles." And again, "There is nothing. believe me, more engaging than those lovely wrinkles," etc.-See" Tales of the East," vo.. iii. pp. 607, 608. Nor mention once the Whore of Babylon! Oh! 't is too much - who now will be To take my place, 't is thou, Sir John; Like me too art a Lawyer Civil To whom then but to thee, my friend, Should Patrick 4 his Port-folio send? Take it - 't is thine - his learned Port |