Friendly they altogether fed;
And having din’d, sit still and prate
Familiarly of this and that:
Till with a kind, yet serious look,
The King, desiring audience, spoke.
“My friends, and loving subjects all,
Who’ve kindly thus obey’d my call,
I give you thanks, and now I crave
Your further kindness to receive:
I’m seated on the throne, you see,