On Lieutenant Eyre’s Narrative of the Disasters at Cabul
A sorry tale, of sorry plans,
Which this conclusion grants,
That Affghan clans had all the Khans
And we had all the cant’s.
The Superiority of Machinery
A Mechanic his labour will often discard
If the rate of his pay he dislikes;
But a clock—and its case is uncommonly hard—
Will continue to work, tho’ it strikes!