Saw them at Distance, and his Mind was free; 40}
Approaching near, a bounden slave was he. }
Like the rich Boaz, he his People saw
In his own Land, and where his Word was Law;
And he, poor Mortal, was rejoicing then
Among his laughing Maids and labouring Men.
“So the great King of Babylon was glad
In his proud Heart, and in a Moment mad.
“For there the Squire beheld a dangerous Face,
Alluring, lovely, but with Lack of Grace,