With one so gen'rous, just and true;
So he was thought by grateful fame,
And Fairman was the good man's name.
If in that long-suspected trade
An honest fortune e'er was made
'Twas that he could in Honour boast
As Justice always tax'd the cost.
'Twas his to bid Contention cease
And make the Law a Friend to peace:
He strove to silence rising feud,