He with modest look came sneaking:
First to “the Home” his easy vows addrest,—
But soon he saw the Treasury’s red chair,
Whose soft inviting seat he loved the best.
They would have thought, who heard his words,
They saw in Britain’s cause a patriot stand,
The proud defender of his land,
To aw’d and list’ning senates speaking;—
But as his fingers touch’d the purse’s strings,
The chinking metal made a magic sound,