But let some Judas near his person stay,

To swallow the last sop, and then betray.

Make London independent of the crown;

A realm apart; the kingdom of the town.

Let ignoramus juries find no traitors[3],

And ignoramus poets scribble satires.

And, that your meaning none may fail to scan,

Do what in coffee-houses you began,—

Pull down the master, and set up the man.

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