l. 7 Behold yon Corsican with dropsied heart
l. 9 He wonder breeds, makes ignorance to speak
l. 12 Talleyrand will laugh his Creature's praise to scorn.
First published in the Courier, Sept. 12, 1806. See Editor's note, Athenæum, April 25, 1903, p. 531.
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Of Humane Learning
Stanza CLX
For onely that man understands indeed,
And well remembers, which he well can doe,
The Laws live, onely where the Law doth breed
Obedience to the workes it bindes us to:
And as the life of Wisedome hath exprest,
If this ye know, then doe it, and be blest.
Lord Brooke.