All pale and weak, before the beak,
Degraded Tom is taken;
He _was_ too late to save his pate,
He _is_ to save his bacon!
He stands and listens, sad and dogged,
To "fined five bob" for being grogged.
15. The Ladies at the Palace, hearing that at the expected birth
Royal salutes were to be given, petitioned the Prince that they
might not be overlooked in the arrangement.