To compass this the triple bond he broke,
The pillars of the public safety shook,
And fitted Israel[13] for a foreign yoke.
Then, seized with fear, yet still affecting fame,
Usurped a patriot's all atoning name.
So easy still it proves in factious times
With public zeal to cancel private crimes.
How safe is treason and how sacred ill,
Where none can sin against the people's will;
Where none can wink and no offence be known,