If you want a receipt for that popular mystery, br Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon, br Take all the remarkable people in history, br Rattle them off to a popular tune! br The pluck of LORD NELSON on board of the VICTORY - br Genius of BISMARCK devising a plan; br The humour of FIELDING (which sounds contradictory) - br Coolness of PAGET about to trepan - br The grace of MOZART, that unparalleled musico - br Wit of MACAULAY, who wrote of QUEEN ANNE - br The pathos of PADDY, as rendered by BOUCICAULT - br Style of the BISHOP OF SODOR AND MAN - br The dash of a D'ORSAY, divested of quackery - br Narrative powers of DICKENS and THACKERAY - br VICTOR EMMANUEL - peak-haunting PEVERIL - br THOMAS AQUINAS, and DOCTOR SACHEVERELL - br TUPPER and TENNYSON - DANIEL DEFOE - br ANTHONY TROLLOPE and MISTER GUIZOT! br Take of these elements all that is fusible, br Melt 'em all down in a pipkin or crucible, br Set 'em to simmer and take off the scum, br And a Heavy Dragoon is the residuum! br br If you want a receipt for this soldierlike paragon, br Get at the wealth of the CZAR (if you can) - br The family pride of a Spaniard from Arragon - br Force of MEPHISTO pronouncing a ban - br A smack of LORD WATERFORD, reckless and rollicky - br Swagger of RODERICK, heading his clan - br The keen penetration of PADDINGTON POLLAKY - br Grace of an Odalisque on a divan - br The genius strategic of CAESAR or HANNIBAL - br Skill of LORD WOLSELEY in thrashing a cannibal - br Flavour of HAMLET - the STRANGER, a touch of him - br Little of MANFRED (but not very much of him) - br Beadle of Burlington - RICHARDSON'S show - br MR.