While, through some long drawn speech, in periods lame,

A stammering placeman courts their lingering praise.

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Yet, chance, in that sequester’d spot is laid

Some heart well fram’d for ministerial hire,

Hands that for Treasury job had well been paid,

Or wak’d to fame some Admiralty lyre[25].

But Treasury to their eyes the ample page,

Rich with a people’s spoil, did ne’er unrol;

Some puny job must fire their noble rage,