By would-be saviours of the else-unsaved,

How coax them to co-operate, lend a lift,

Kneel down and let us mount?

III

You say, "Make shift

By sham—the harsh word: preach and teach, persuade

Somehow the Public—not despising aid

Of salutary artifice—we seek

Solely their good: our strength would raise the weak,

Our cultivated knowledge supplement