What, though the paths of tyranny be strew'd
With suspirations of the multitude!
If one but bask within the regal smile,
Why strive against injustice, fraud and guile?
Or, why enlist the sympathetic pen,
Though thrones may crush the liberties of men?
One inadvertent hour, some chance remark
Was misconstrued with application dark;
For little is required as an excuse
When private ends are furthered by abuse;