When well received by hospitable foes,
The kindness he returns, is to expose;
}
For courtesies, though undeserved and great, }
No gratitude in felon-minds beget; }
As tribute to his wit, the churl receives the treat. }
}
His praise of foes is venomously nice; }
So touched, it turns a virtue to a vice;[251] }
"A Greek, and bountiful, forewarns us twice."[252] }