XLVII + 

Whereat a narrow Flemish glass he took, + 

That since belong’d to Admiral De Witt, + 

Admired it with a connoisseuring look, + 

And with the ripest claret crowned it, + 

And, ere the lively head could burst and flit, + 

He turn’d it quickly, nimbly upside down, + 

His mouth being held conveniently fit + 

To catch the treasure: “Best in all the town!” + 

He said, smack’d his moist lips, and gave a pleasant frown. + 