Seeing he had it in his power to block

The way or smooth the road to all the race

Of literators trudging up to knock

At Fame's exalted temple-door—for why?

He edited the Paris "Mercury:"—

LXXXII

By this friend's help the Chevalier receives

Paul's poem, prefaced by the due appeal

To Cæsar from the Jews. As duly heaves

A sigh the Chevalier, about to deal