Was he—and his good uncle ill-advised.

He no such luck had look’d for, he was sure, 270

Nor such deserved,” he said, with look demure;

“He did not merit such exceeding love;

But his, he meant, so help him God, to prove.”

And he has proved it! all his cares and schemes

Have proved the exceeding love James bears to James.

But to proceed—for we have yet the facts

That show how Justice looks on wicked acts;

For, though not always, she at times appears—