That could as well bind o'er as swaddle:

Mighty he was at both of these,

And styl'd of war, as well as peace,

(So some rats, of amphibious nature,

Are either for the land or water).

But here our authors make a doubt,

Whether he were more wise or stout.

Some hold the one, and some the other:

But howsoe'er they make a pother,

The diff'rence was so small his brain