TWISS. (IRISH) A Jordan, or pot de chambre. A Mr. Richard
Twiss having in his "Travels" given a very unfavourable
description of the Irish character, the inhabitants of
Dublin, byway of revenge, thought proper to christen this
utensil by his name--suffice it to say that the baptismal
rites were not wanting at the ceremony. On a nephew of
this gentleman the following epigram was made by
a friend of ouis:

Perish the country, yet my name
Shall ne'er in STORY be forgot,
But still the more increase in fame,
The more the country GOES TO POT.