Laugh at the fear which follows their approach;

With idle mirth, and haughty scorn despise

The passenger’s pale cheek and staring eyes:

But seiz’d by Justice, find a fright no jest,

And all the terror doubled in their breast.

58. In Answer to a Lady Who Advised Retirement

You little know the heart that you advise;

I view this various scene with equal eyes:

In crowded courts I find myself alone,

And pay my worship to a nobler throne.