All little pique, and malice, at an end,—
Been sorry for the blow?
And said, (if witty, so would say your Bard,)
“Damn it! I hit that meddling fool too hard?”
Thus did the brave Sir Thomas say;—
Whose Genius didn’t much disturb his pate:
It rather, in his bones, and muscles, lay,—
Like many other men’s of good estate:
Thus did Sir Thomas say;—and well he might,
When pity to resentment did succeed;