To Lord Wharncliffe

I'm fond of partridges, I'm fond of snipes,
I'm fond of black cocks, for they're very good cocks--
I'm fond of wild ducks, and I'm fond of woodcocks--
And grouse that set up such strange moorish pipes.
I'm fond of pheasants with their splendid stripes--
I'm fond of hares, whether from Whig or Tory--
I'm fond of capercailzies in their glory,--
Teal, widgeons, plovers, birds in all their types:
All these are in your care, Law-giving Peer,
And when you next address your Lordly Babel,
Some clause put in your Bill, precise and clear,
With due and fit provision to enable
A man that holds all kinds of game so dear
To keep, like Crockford, a good Gaming Table.