The ’Squire conceived that the ensuing day

Gave him these terrors for the grand essay,

When he himself should this young preacher try,

And stand before him with observant eye;

This raised compassion in his manly breast,

And he would send the rector to his rest;

Yet first, in soothing voice - “A moment stay,

And these suggestions of a friend obey;

Treasure these hints, if fame or peace you prize, -

The bottle emptied, I shall close my eyes.