‘His Shepherds,[50] Salesmen, Butchers, and his Stud,
‘Were all well chosen, capitally good:
‘His Stock[51] at times with wild vagaries tired him,
‘But in their hearts they honour’d and admir’d him;
‘One here and there would not from mischief keep—
‘You find in every Flock, a few bad Sheep.
‘This Letter[52] gave the Farmer much alarm—
‘’Twas like enough they might infest his Farm.
‘He’d send a Shepherd, who with little labour,
‘Should clear the Lands of his poor frighten’d neighbour.