And he dashes and slashes, in a manner that rash is,
In wrath by frenzy fed.
O, what is the cause, and why should he pause
To comment with sarcasm caustic?
And why has he "sot on" those youths who do not
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At breaking grammarians' laws stick?
I'll tell you his motive: an offering votive
Has he made to Cleanthe, - his heart;
But, lover-like, spurred on, her own she's conferred on
A Senior; must Tutor depart.
O, his wrath (which I sing) is a terrible thing;
His fury a subject for trembling;
His temper is baddish; his anger, like radish,
So hot as to bear no dissembling.
His vengeance he wreaks on all round him, but seeks
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Rules under which the Class Races will be Rowed.
