1796

thedeanoffaculty

anewballad

tune—“thedragonofwantley.”

direwasthehateatoldharlaw，

thatscottoscotdidcarry;

anddirethediscordlangsidesaw

forbeauteous，haplessmary:

butscottoscotne'ermetsohot，

orweremoreinfuryseen，sir，

than'twixthalandbobforthefamousjob，

whoshouldbethefaculty'sdean，sir.

thishalforgenius，witandlore，

amongthefirstwasnumber'd;

butpiousbob，'midlearning'sstore，

commandmentthetenthremember'd:

yetsimplebobthevictorygot，

andwanhisheart'sdesire，

whichshewsthatheavencanboilthepot，

tho'thedevilpissinthefire.

squirehal，besides，hadinthiscase

pretensionsratherbrassy;