LXX + 

“The Emperor’s horrid bad; yes, that’s my cue!” + 

Some histories say that this was Hum’s last speech; + 

That, being fuddled, he went reeling through + 

The corridor, and scarce upright could reach + 

The stair-head; that being glutted as a leech, + 

And used, as we ourselves have just now said, + 

To manage stairs reversely, like a peach + 

Too ripe, he fell, being puzzled in his head + 

With liquor and the staircase: verdict⁠—found stone dead. + 