Would shake hands with a king upon his throne,
And think it kindness to his majesty;
A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none.
Such are they nurtured, such they live and die,
All, but a few apostates, who are meddling
With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence, and peddling;
"Or, wandering through the Southern countries, teaching
The ABC from Webster's spelling-book;
Gallant and godly, making love and preaching,
And gaining, by what they call 'hook and crook,'