John Hill Hewitt

“ So many admirers of Lizzie and me—
It looks like old times, when I acted the Clown,
And made an odd penny in city and town;
To be sure, it comes easy—a comical creature
I’ve been all my days—a booby by nature. ”

“ For the good of D’Orsey Ogden and Lizzie Magill.
Behold! what a building, we’ve raised on the ruins
Of the old house—this is not all our doings;
We’ve engaged all the talent—our women are courted,
Our men have been soldiers—but, then some deserted ”