Britannia receiv'd him with mark'd condescension,

And paid him all night, most distinguish'd attention,

Now skipping along on the tip of his toe,

Came a chattering Monkey, a Frenchifi'd beau:

And reeling behind, in an officer's dress,

Was his pert younger brother, just come from the mess;

With manners as forward, and strut as complete,

As other young Ensigns you see in the street.

The Bull came as Taurus, all studded with stars;
Capricornus, the Goat; a Bull-dog, as Mars.

Now refreshments by order were handed about,

And the dancing commenc'd with a terrible rout;

When suddenly silence pervaded the throng,

Some Eastern grandees were conducted along,

Attendants preceded with all due decorum,

And Spaniels, as courtiers, came fawning before 'em.
No longer in servitude bending the knee,

And destin'd, the first of his kind, to be free,
The Camel approach'd, with magnificence drest
As a Nabob, who lately arriv'd from the East.
From the Island of Ceylon an Elephant came.
In costume complete, as the King of Siam ;
Thence follow'd a Native of snowy white race,
Respect and affection, were mark'd in his face,