TheDeanOfFaculty

1796

thedeanoffaculty

anewballad

tune—“thedragonofwantley.”

direwasthehateatoldharlaw,

thatscottoscotdidcarry;

anddirethediscordlangsidesaw

forbeauteous,haplessmary:

butscottoscotne'ermetsohot,

orweremoreinfuryseen,sir,

than'twixthalandbobforthefamousjob,

whoshouldbethefaculty'sdean,sir.

thishalforgenius,witandlore,

amongthefirstwasnumber'd;

butpiousbob,'midlearning'sstore,

commandmentthetenthremember'd:

yetsimplebobthevictorygot,

andwanhisheart'sdesire,

whichshewsthatheavencanboilthepot,

tho'thedevilpissinthefire.

squirehal,besides,hadinthiscase

pretensionsratherbrassy;

fortalents,todeserveaplace,

arequalificationssaucy.

sotheirworshipsofthefaculty,

quitesickofmerit'srudeness,

choseonewhoshouldoweitall,d'yesee,

totheirgratisgraceandgoodness.

asonceonpisgahpurg'dwasthesight

ofasonofcircumcision,

somaybe,onthispisgahheight,

bob'spurblindmentalvision—

nay,bobby'smouthmaybeopenedyet,

tillforeloquenceyouhailhim,

andswearthathehastheangelmet

thatmettheassofbalaam.

inyourhereticsinsmayyouliveanddie,

yehereticeight-and-tairty!

butaccept,yesublimemajority,

mycongratulationshearty.

withyourhonours,aswithacertainking,

inyourservantsthisisstriking,

themoreincapacitytheybring,

themorethey'retoyourliking.