Ghosts soon unite anew. The process scarcely hurts at all — Not more than when you 're what you call 'Cut up' by a Review. "The Fifth is one you may prefer That I should quote entire:— The King must be addressed as 'Sir.' This, from a simple courtier, Is all the laws require: "But, should you wish to do the thing With out-and-out politeness, Accost him as 'My Goblin King! And always use, in answering, The phrase ' Your Royal Whiteness!' "I'm getting rather hoarse, I fear, After so much reciting : So, if you don't object, my dear, We'll try a glass of bitter beer — I think it looks inviting."

Canto III — Scarmoges

"And did you really walk," said I, "On such a wretched night? I always fancied Ghosts could fly — If not exactly in the sky, Yet at a fairish height." "It's very well," said he, "for Kings To soar above the earth: But Phantoms often find that wings — Like many other pleasant things — Cost more than they are worth. "Spectres of course are rich, and so Can buy them from the Elves: But we prefer to keep below — They're stupid company, you know, For any but themselves: "For, though they claim to be exempt From pride, they treat a Phantom As something quite beneath contempt — Just as no Turkey ever dreamt Of noticing a Bantam."