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.
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (ed. 1869)
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.
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (ed. 1869)