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Victor Emmanuel—peak-haunting Peveril—
Thomas Aquinas, and Doctor Sacheverell—
⁠Tupper and Tennyson—Daniel Defoe—
⁠Anthony Trollope and Mister Guizot!
⁠Take of these elements all that are fusible,
⁠Melt them all down in a pipkin or crucible,
⁠Set them to simmer and take off the scum,
⁠And a Heavy Dragoon is the residuum!
 
If you want a receipt for this soldierlike paragon.
⁠Get at the wealth of the Czar (if you can)—
The family pride of a Spaniard from Arragon—
⁠Force of Mephisto pronouncing a ban—
A smack of Lord Waterford, reckless and rollicky—
⁠Swagger of Roderick, heading his clan—
The keen penetration of Paddington Pollaky—
⁠Grace of an Odalisque on a divan—
The genius strategic of Cæsar or Hannibal—
Skill of Lord Wolseley in thrashing a cannibal—
Flavour of Hamlet—the Stranger, a touch of him—
Little of Manfred (but not very much of him)—
⁠Beadle of Burlington—Richardson's show—
⁠Mr. Micawber and Madame Tussaud!
⁠Take of these elements all that is fusible—
⁠Melt 'em all down in a pipkin or crucible—
⁠Set 'em to simmer and take off the scum,
⁠And a Heavy Dragoon is the residuum!