Second Prize.

“Ruin seize thee, reckless guide,

All nations’ scourge, thy country’s shame,

Though folly, greed, and senseless pride

Combine to glorify thy name:

Hedging speech, nor specious phrase,

Nor all thy followers’ boasts and fulsome praise,

Shall shield thy whitening locks from vengeance dire:

From Erin’s curse, from Albion’s ire.”