'Tis true, the Pigeons, and their prince elect,
Were short of power, their purpose to effect;
But with their quills did all the hurt they could,
And cuff'd the tender Chickens from their food:
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And much the Buzzard in their cause did stir, }
Though naming not the patron, to infer, }
With all respect, he was a gross idolater.[257] }
But when the imperial owner did espy,
That thus they turned his grace to villainy,