A rod to Weakness, to the brave a reed—
The People's sycophant, the Prince's foe,
And serving him the more by being so.
III.
"Tory by nurture, Whig by Circumstance,
A Democrat some once or twice a year,
Whene'er it suits his purpose to advance
His vain ambition in its vague career:
A sort of Orator by sufferance,
Less for the comprehension than the ear;