Says the old saw. Be mute, then, as a mouse!
Great men will sometimes act like fools, ’tis certain,
In their own homes. Be ours to—drop the curtain!
Jump at all hints. Keep begging every way.
Take all they give you, so they let you serve;
But—beg! “The toad refused to beg,” they say,
“And therefore got no tail.” Besides, observe
That, if not propped and fostered by our need,
Great men’s authority’s a dream indeed.
Remember to ignore and overpass