Another Simple Ballat
MRS. WILMOT sate scribbling a play,Mr. Sotheby sate sweating behind her;But what are all these to the LayOf Gally i.o. the Grinder?Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
I bought me some books tother day,And sent them down stairs to the binder;But the Pastry Cook carried awayMy Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
I wanted to kindle my taper,And called to the Maid to remind her;And what should she bring me for paperBut Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
Among my researches for EASEI went where one's certain to find her:The first thing by her throne that one seesIs Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
Away with old Homer the blind--I'll show you a poet that's blinder:You may see him whene'er you've a mindIn Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
Blindfold he runs groping for fame,And hardly knows where he will find her:She don't seem to take to the nameOf Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
Yet the Critics have been very kind,And Mamma and his friends have been kinder;But the greatest of Glory's behindFor Gally i.o. the Grinder.Gally i.o. i.o., etc.
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