Even thou hadst praised the fact; his father slain,
Thou callest but gently breathing of a vein.
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Impious and villainous, to bless the blow }
That laid at once three lofty nations low, }
And gave the royal cause a fatal overthrow! }
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Scandal to all religions, new and old; }
Scandal to them, where pardon's bought and sold, }
And mortgaged happiness redeemed for gold. }