Why is a handsome wife adored By every coxcomb but her lord?
From yonder puppet-man inquire Who wisely hides his wood and wire; Shows Sheba's queen completely dress'd And Solomon in royal vest;
But view them litter'd on the floor, Or strung on pegs behind the door, Punch is exactly of a piece With Lorrain's duke, and prince of Greece.
HORACE CALVERLEY.--_Petition to the Duke of Ormskirk_.