No serious student of his life and ways
Will venture to impugn his common sense;
His tact and moderation win high praise
Even from those whose faculties are dense
And blind to the false issues which they raise
When they accuse him of malevolence.
"But, ah!" these shallow hide-bound pedants cry,
"If to the Crab all virtues you concede,
If his intentions are not evil, why
This sidelong walk,