One man of old Sarum, two members declare him;
Thus burghs, and constituents wane:
Some staple towns none, though Manchester alone,
Near two hundred thousands contain.
Besides rotten boroughs, the source of our sorrows,
These Cinque-Ports, and sinecures all;
With pensions and places our council disgraces,
Which courts of corruption some call.
With truth it is told, some freedoms are sold,
And seats traffick’d for at noon day;