While Sir Jacob stood to welcome the crowd,

And rubb'd his hands, and smiled aloud,

And bow'd, and bow'd, and bow'd, and bow'd,

Like a man who is sawing marble.

CXLVIII.

For Princes were there, and Noble Peers;

Dukes descended from Norman spears;

Earls that dated from early years;

And lords in vast variety—

Besides the Gentry both new and old—