![]() The foremost 'dunghill' has the cocked hat and profile of Wellington, with a superimposed beak he says D.I.O. ![]() ![]() He answers: Yes, he is a true bred Game Cock, he has driven out the Dunghills at last, the Varment have done nothing but devour my corn & Crops for many years, and almost made me a beggar, with their monstrous Craws. is knock-kneed, wears a smock, and holds a pitchfork his dog, the collar inscribed Bull, stands between his legs barking Bow. The King: Now! Johney what think you of my choice is'nt he a thorough game on ? The window-sill is inscribed: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense. He crows Cock a Doodle Do, looking up towards a window from which George IV looks down, pointing out Canning to John Bull, a yokel standing below. A superb game-cock with the head of Canning stands on a dunghill inscribed Treasury, facing seven lesser birds, who are leaving the field, with drooping feathers.
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