Were only dull; - he would not them upbraid.”

From priests he turn’d to canons, creeds, and prayers,

Rubrics and rules, and all our Church affairs;

Churches themselves, desk, pulpit, altar, all

The Justice reverenced - and pronounced their fall.

Then from religion Hammond turn’d his view

To give our Rulers the correction due;

Not one wise action had these triflers plann’d;

There was, it seem’d, no wisdom in the land,

Save in this patriot tribe, who meet at times