Of double nature, and thus doubly named—
Firmness yclept in Heroes, Kings, and seamen,
That is, when they succeed; but greatly blamed
As Obstinacy, both in Men and Women,
Whene'er their triumph pales, or star is tamed:—
And 't will perplex the casuist in morality
To fix the due bounds of this dangerous quality.
XC.
Had Buonaparte won at Waterloo,
It had been firmness; now 't is pertinacity: