Theirs deeper learning—his the mild address; 250
Theirs loftier Honour—and his sure success.
While yet a Fellow, for an office high
Two, far superior, were resolv’d to try;
And the kind Vincent wish’d with all his heart
He could the office to them both impart.
Not so [his] Brethren: they had all the Zeal
That rival voters for their favourites feel.
For Dr A. his Friends in varying Style
Were pleas’d by turns to flatter and revile: