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 And, ere the circling mug was drain'd,

Show'd what the prostrate sack contain'd.

Whilst two the witless clown amuse,

With merry tales and mournful news,

A third removes the sack unseen,

And soon sets free the guest within;

But lest the clown the trick should trace,

A well fed cur supplies the place.

The point clear'd up of what's to pay,

Our clown in peace pursued his way:

Arrived, he makes his awkward bow,

With many a wherefore and as how.

"Heaven bliss your honour many a year!

Look what a pig I've brought you here."

The sack untied without demur,

Forwith out gently crept the cur.

Both stood aghast with eager eyes,

And both, no doubt, look'd wondrous wise---

The clown, who saw the lawyer foam,

Swore 'twas a pig when brought from home;

And wond'ring at the queer disaster,

In haste return'd to tell his master.

Well pleased to see him take the bait,

The wags his quick return await;

What peals of noisy mirth prevail,

To hear him tell the mystic tale!---

From them to Cecil he repairs,

To her the strange event declares:

Meantime the wags, to end the joke,

Replace the pig within its pock.