The worst of tempests and the best of battles,
That e'er were brewed from elements or gore,
Besides the most sublime of—Heaven knows what else;
An usurer could scarce expect much more—
But my best canto—save one on astronomy—
Will turn upon "Political Economy."[651]
LXXXIX.
That is your present theme for popularity:
Now that the public hedge hath scarce a stake,
It grows an act of patriotic charity,