‘D’ye see, my Son, as it has been my fate
‘To be a Knight, and Member of the State—
‘I’m rich enough, no doubt, all that is true,
‘But then the Minister—he knows who’s who.
‘Financial knowledge I’ll not yield to Necker—
‘Full well they know my value at th’ Exchequer.
‘And you, my Son, I mean when next we meet,
‘Shall at St. Stephen’s Chapel take a Seat.
‘In the mean time, dear John, it would be wise
‘That you in every thing should scrutinize;