Parsons, we know, advise their flocks to pray; }
But ’tis their duty—not the better they; }
’Tis done for policy, for praise, for pay— }
Or, let the very best be understood,
They’re men, you know, and men are flesh and blood.
Now, they do say—but let me not offend— }
You were too often with this pious friend, }
And spent your time”—— }
C. “As people ought to spend. }
And, sir, if you of some divine would ask