Not likely in their chancels yet to rest;
And therefore, all things weigh’d (as he my lord,
Had done maturely, and he pledged his word),
Wisdom it seem’d for John to turn his view
To busier scenes, and bid the Church adieu!”
Here grieved the youth: he felt his father’s pride
Must with his own be shocked and mortified;
But, when he found his future comforts placed
Where he, alas! conceived himself disgraced -
In some appointment on the London quays,