{ And pardon { only makes } him more elate, }
{ doth but make }}
{ And bolder to transgress again. }
{ Untractable disturber of the State,}
{ Of popularity the giddy thrall,}
{ Ever aspiring to the topmost height, }
{ His ears he shuts against the call }
{ Of reason—therefore let him fall. }
Infirm decision, slowly won
From Dion's mind—to authorize a deed