He added modestly, when rebels railed,)
To hold some sinecures he wished abolished,
But that with them all Law would be demolished.
LXXIII.
He was "free to confess"—(whence comes this phrase?
Is 't English? No—'tis only parliamentary)
That Innovation's spirit now-a-days
Had made more progress than for the last century.
He would not tread a factious path to praise,
Though for the public weal disposed to venture high;