Had a vast household in command and pay;

He now entreats permission to employ

A boy he needs, and then entreats the boy.

And there sits one, improvident but kind,

Bound for a friend, whom honour could not bind;

Sighing, he speaks to any who appear,

"A treach'rous friend—'twas that which sent me here:

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I was too kind—I thought I could depend

On his bare word—he was a treach'rous friend."