Columbus on the shelf!

   "They say 'Dobbs' ain't melodious,

   It's 'horrid,' 'vulgar,' 'odious,'

    In all their crops it sticks;

   And then the worse addendum

   Of 'Ferry' does offend 'em

    More than its vile prefix.

   Well, it does seem distressing,

   But, if I'm good at guessing,

   Each one of these same nobs,

   If there was money in it,

   Would ferry in a minute,

    And change his name to Dobbs!

   "That's it, they're not partic'lar,

   Respecting the auric'lar,

    At a stiff market rate;

   But Dobbs' especial vice is,

   That he keeps down the prices

    Of all their real estate!

   A name so unattractive

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