Ordered that the new House in the Fort be forthwith built according to a modell now produced an approved, being 110 foot in length and 55 foot in breadth to be built on the East side the Fort at 18 Foot distance from the godown wall, and at equal distance from the north and south walls.

Soon shall the Kennels swell with rapid Streams, / And rush in muddy Torrents to the Thames.

As if that whatsoever god who leads him / Were slily crept into his human powers, / And gave him graceful posture.

In the song, Cannon expresses regret over a lost relationship, which leads Carey’s lambs to believe he’s speaking of her.