Joseph Drew

“ He doats on you,
“And will be sure to ‘rat.’”
“There’s our friend Shiel, who tried a feel
“Upon the new two-shilling;
“But old John Bull, although a fool,
“To take it was not willing.”
“There’s Little John, who can hold on
“However turns the nation;
“His way is best, so let him rest,
“Or he may lose his station.”
“There’s Cobden too, will help our stew,
“For he’ll reduce their army;
“Then should they fight, ’twill be all right,
“We shall get on quite ‘barmy,’”
“"E’en in the Church, we’ve got a perch,
“For Oxford's Bishop's tainted ”