’Tis true, indeed, we oft abuse him,
Because he bends to no man;
But Slander’s self dares not accuse him
Of stiffness to a woman.
ANOTHER.
“No! no! for my virginity,
When I lose that,” quoth PITT, “I’ll die;”
Cries WILBERFORCE, “If not till then,
By G—d you must outlive all men[1].”
ANOTHER[2].
On fair and equal terms to place
An union is thy care;
But trust me, POWIS, in this case
The equal should not please his Grace,
And PITT dislikes the fair.
ANOTHER.
The virulent fair,
Protest and declare,
This Ministry’s not to their hearts;
For say what they will,
To them Master BILL
Has never discover’d his parts.
ANOTHER.
——Ex nihilo nil fit.
When PITT exclaim’d, “By measures I’ll be tried,”
That false appeal all woman-kind denied.