That, which anon we crave thee to accept;
For though most weighty be the proffer’d task,
We trust thy goodness will the toil accept,
Since we have always found thee kind by nature;
And, as the pelican, e’en with thy blood,
Ready to succour and relieve.
Vor. Most gracious sov’reign! to command is thine;
And, as a subject, mine is to obey.
Con. Such was the answer we did here expect,
And farther now we shall explain our meaning:—