‘Ere since that time he’s toil’d both Night and Day,

‘And from this Farm the Vermin clear’d away.

‘Pre-eminently now he stands alone,

‘Lov’d, and obey’d by all as Chief Patrone;

‘In manners easy, wonderful in Mind,

‘Jocose, familiar with the humblest Hind.[56]

‘But that’s so wisely temper’d, so superior,

‘Commanding due respect from each Inferior.

‘His Shepherds[57] tho’ have caused him much anxiety,