Thou 'lt find in my Speech if thou 'lt read a few pages. For therein I 've proved to my own satisfaction And that of all 'Squires I've the honor of meeting That 't is the most senseless and foulmouthed detraction To say that poor people are fond of cheap eating. 1 A sort of "breakfast-powder," composed of roasted corn, was about this time introduced by Mr. Hunt, as a substitute for coffee. 2 The venerable Jeremy's phrase for his after-dinner walk. Come Come all, in short, ye wondrous men Tho' short your absence, all deplore Oh, come and show, whate'er men say, free, at length, from Joint-Stock That you can after April-Day, cares Ye Senators of many Shares, Whose dreams of premium knew no boundary; So fond of aught like Company, That you would even have taken tea (Had you been askt) with Mr. Goundry. 2 Come, matchless country-gentlemen; Come, rival even the Harlot Red, A 'Squire is transubstantiated. Come, Lauderdale, and tell the world, That surely as thy scratch is curled, As never scratch was curled before Cheap eating does more harm than good, And working-people spoiled by food, The less they eat, will work the more. Come, Goulburn, with thy glib defence (Which thou 'dst have made for Peter's Pence) Of Church-Rates, worthy of a halter; Two pipes of port (old port, 't was said By honest Newport) 3 bought and paid By Papists for the Orange Altar ! 4 1 An item of expense which Mr. Hume in vain endeavored to get rid of: - -trumpeters, it appears like the men of All-Souls, must be "bene vestiti.' 3 The gentleman, lately before the public, who kept his Joint-Stock Tea Company all to himself, singing "Te solo adoro." 3 Sir John Newport. 4 This charge of two pipes of port for the sacramental wine is a precious specimen of the sort Be just as sapient as before it. |