But peace to his errors, whatever his fate,
For his former deserts had been many and great:
The measures of Pitt, as matured by his skill,
Shall plead his apology, happen what will;
His lore and his science shall Shelburne approve,
And Windham and Burke be his colleagues above.
Here Cr—k—r reclines, a most smart, clever creature,
And ev’n opposition allow him good nature.
He was true to his country, his friends, and his king:
Yet one fault he had! a most scandalous thing,