He revelled in his Ciceronian glory:
With memory excellent to get by rote,
With wit to hatch a pun or tell a story,
Graced with some merit, and with more effrontery,[MQ]
"His country's pride," he came down to the country.
XCII.
There also were two wits by acclamation,
Longbow from Ireland,[694] Strongbow from the Tweed[695]—Both
lawyers and both men of education—
But Strongbow's wit was of more polished breed;