Nay more, your anger and contempt to cause,
These, while they fish for profit, claim applause;
Bribed, bought and bound, they banish shame and fear;
Tell you they're stanch, and have a soul sincere;
Then talk of honour, and, if doubt's express'd,
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Show where it lies, and smite upon the breast.
Among these worthies, some at first declare
For whom they vote; he then has most to spare.
Others hang off—when coming to the post