Though thou'rt like Judas, an apostate black, In the resemblance one thing thou dost lack: When he had gotten his ill-purchased pelf, He went away, and wisely hanged himself. This thou may'st do at last; yet much I doubt, If thou hast any _bowels_ to gush out! * * * * * TWELFTH NIGHT _Characters That Might Have Been Drawn on the Above Evening_ (1802) MR. A[DDINGTON] I put my night-cap on my head, And went, as usual, to my bed; And, most surprising to relate, I woke--a Minister of State! MESSRS. C[ANNIN]G AND F[RER]E At Eton School brought up with dull boys, We shone like _men_ among the _school-boys_; But since we in the world have been, We are but _school-boys_ among _men_. COUNT RUMFORD I deal in aliments fictitious And teaze the poor with soups nutritious. Of bones and flesh I make dilution And belong to the National Institution. ON A LATE EMPIRIC OF "BALMY" MEMORY (1802. Not printed till 1820) His namesake, born of Jewish breeder, Knew "from the Hyssop to the Cedar;" But he, unlike the Jewish leader, Scarce knew the Hyssop from the Cedar. * * * * * EPIGRAMS (1812) I Princeps his rent from tinneries draws, His best friends are refiners;-- What wonder then his other friends He leaves for under-_miners._ II Ye Politicians, tell me, pray, Why thus with woe and care rent? This is the worst that you can say, Some wind has blown the _wig_ away, And left the _hair apparent._ * * * * * THE TRIUMPH OF THE WHALE (1812)