So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er, The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
John GayHere Shock, the pride of all his kind, is laid, Who fawned like man, but ne'er like man betrayed.
John GaySo comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er, The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
John GayHere Shock, the pride of all his kind, is laid, Who fawned like man, but ne'er like man betrayed.
John Gay