The dullest beast, and eggs unsound,
Without it I rather would walk on the ground.
The dullest beast and what covers a house,
Without it a writer is not worth a louse.
The dullest beast, and scandalous vermin,
Of roast or boil'd, to the hungry is charming.
The dullest beast, and what's cover'd with crust,
There's nobody but a fool that would trust.
The dullest beast mending highways,
Is to a horse an evil disease.
The dullest beast and a hole in the ground,
Will dress a dinner worth five pound.
The dullest beast, and what doctors pretend,
The cookmaid often has by the end.
The dullest beast and fish for lent,
May give you a blow you'll for ever repent.
The dullest beast, and a shameful jeer,
Without it a lady should never appear.
I writ all these before I went to bed. Pray explain them for me, because I cannot do it.
