Who spurn’d the way direct of honest trade, 60
But praised the laws his cunning could evade.
This crafty Dealer of religion spoke,
As if design’d to be the wise man’s cloak,
And the weak man’s encumbrance, whom it awes,
And keeps in dread of conscience and the laws.
Yet, for himself, he loved not to appear
In her grave dress; ’twas troublesome to wear.
This Dealer played at games of skill, and won
Sums that surprised the simple mind of John;