Or that, to which old Socrates was cursed,[245]
Or henbane juice to swell them till they burst.
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The patron, as in reason, thought it hard }
To see this inquisition in his yard, }
By which the sovereign was of subjects' use debarred. }
All gentle means he tried, which might withdraw
The effects of so unnatural a law;
But still the dove-house obstinately stood
Deaf to their own, and to their neighbours' good;