When great Sir ROBERT first enroll'd the band,
As "Peelers" they were known throughout the land:
Then fickle fancy, changing e'er her hobby,
Metamorphosed the nickname into "Bobby."
As years went on--'tis known to be no "whopper"--
Alluded to was Bobby as a "Copper,"
And, nowadays, the people call him "Slop":
Nor is the matter likely _here_ to stop.
For now we learn, that our once simple "Peeler"
Is up-to-date and has become a "Wheeler"!
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