And every wretch who steals or robs,
And all who kiss you to betray,
From Judas to the present day;
You’ll find them very much the same,
The taint’s transmitted with the name:
Else, while the eagle bares his breast,
Some thieving daw pollutes his nest!
For this let traitors bear the shame,
But Liberty is not to blame,
Nor those who, in her happier day,