}
{ 'Gainst royal will they never can dispute;
{ But, by a strange tarantula struck mute,
{ Dance to no other tune but absolute:
Besides, they've sense of honour and who knows
How far the gratitude of priestcraft goes?
— — — — — — —
And what if now, like old Elisha fed,
To praise the sooty bird that brought them bread,
In pure acknowledgment, though in despite