Our hopes, like towering falcons, aim

At objects in an airy height;

The little pleasure of the game

Is from afar to view the flight.[287:3]

To the Hon. Charles Montague.

From ignorance our comfort flows.

The only wretched are the wise.[287:4]

To the Hon. Charles Montague.

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

A Better Answer.