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His wisdom such, at once it did appear

Three kingdoms' wonder, and three kingdoms fear,
Whilst single he stood forth, and seem'd, altho
Each had an army, as an equal foe.

Such was his force of eloquence, to make
The hearers more concern'd than he that spake.
Each seem'd to act that part he came to see,
And none was more a looker on than he.
So did he move our passions, some were known
To wish, for the defence, the crime their own.
Now private pity strove with public hate,
Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate,
Now they could him if he could them forgive;
He's not too guilty, but too wise to live:

[bore Less seem those facts which Treason's nickname Than such a fear'd ability for more.

They after death their fears of him express,
His innocence and their own guilt confess.
Their legislative frenzy they repent,

Enacting it should make no precedent.

This fate he could have 'scap'd, but would not lose Honour for life, but rather nobly chose

Death from their fears than safety from his own, That his last action all the rest might crown,

ON MY LORD CROFT'S

AND MY JOURNEY INTO POLAND.

From whence we brought 10,000l. for his Majesty, by the decimation of his Scottish subjects there..

T

OLE, tole,

Gentle bell! for the soul

Of the pure ones in Pole,

I.

Which are damn'd in our scroll..

Who having felt a touch

II.

Of Cockram's greedy clutch,
Which tho' it was not much,

Yet their stubbornness was such,

III.

That when we did arrive,

'Gainst the stream we did strive;

They would neither lead nor drive;

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Nor assist our affairs

V.

With their monies nor their wares, As their answer now declares,

But only with their prayers.

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That trick,

XVI.

Had it come in the nick,
Had touch'd us to the quick;

But the messenger fell sick.

XVII.

Had it later been wrote,

And sooner been brought,

They had got what they sought;
But now it serves for nought.

XVIII.

On Sandys* they ran aground,
And our return was crown'd
With full ten thousand pound.

ON MR. THO. KILLIGREW'S

RETURN FROM VENICE,

AND MR. WILLIAM MURREY'S ̧'

FROM SCOTLAND.

OUR resident Tom

From Venice is come,

And hath left the statesman behind him;

Talks at the same pitch,

Is as wise, is as rich;

And just where you left him you find him.

* Mr. W.

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