In Carriage seated—paid; but swore he meant
‘To lay the Bill before the Parliament.’
To London went Post-haste, with thoughtful cares,
Now of his Son, and now on State Affairs.
Brisk was the Gale, with clear, uncloudy Weather;
Brisk was John’s heart, for he was in high Feather.
His rising Prospects, as he looked around—
What limits now could his Ambition bound?
In Fortune, Fashion, Rank, conspicuous shone,
From Eastern Hemisphere, a Rising Sun.[31]