If you want a receipt for that popular mystery.
    Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon,
Take all the remarkable people in history,
    Rattle them off to a popular tune.
The pluck of Lord Nelson on board the Victory—
    Genius of Bismarck devising a plan—
The humour of Fielding (which sounds contradictory)—
    Coolness of Paget about to trepan—
The science of Julien, the eminent musico—
    Wit of Macaulay who wrote of Queen Anne—
The pathos of Paddy, as rendered by Boucicault—
    Style of the Bishop of Sodor and Man—
The dash of a D’Orsay, divested of quackery—
Narrative powers of Dickens and Thackeray—
Victor Emanuel—peak-haunting Peveril—
Thomas Aquinas, and Doctor Sacheverell—
    Tupper and Tennyson—Daniel Defoe—
    Anthony Trollope and Mr. Guizot!

    Take of these elements all that is fusible,
    Melt them all down in a pipkin or crucible,
    Set them to simmer and take off the scum,
    and a Heavy Dragoon is the residuum!

If you want a receipt for this soldier-like paragon
    Get at the wealth of the Czar (if you can) –
The family pride of a Spaniard from Aragon –
    Force of Mephisto pronouncing a ban –
A smack of Lord Waterford, reckless and rollicky –
    Swagger of Roderick, heading his clan –
The keen penetration of Paddington Pollaky –
    Grace of an Odalisque on a divan –
The genius strategic of Caesar or Hannibal –
Skill of Sir Garnet in thrashing a cannibal –
Flavour of Hamlet – the Stranger, a touch of him –
Little of Manfred (but not very much of him) –
    Beadle of Burlington – Richardson’s show –
    Mister Micawber and Madame Tussaud!
      Take of these elements all that is fusible
      Melt them all down in a pipkin or crucible
      Set them to simmer, and take off the scum
      And a Heavy Dragoon is the residuum!