To try new shrouds, one mounts into the wind,
And one below their ease or stiffness notes.
149.
Our careful monarch stands in person by,
His new-cast cannons' firmness to explore;
The strength of big-corn'd powder loves to try,
And ball and cartridge sorts for every bore.
150.
Each day brings fresh supplies of arms and men,
And ships which all last winter were abroad;