The silent stranger stood amazed to see
  Contempt of wealth, and wilful poverty: 
  And, though ill habits are not soon controll’d,
  A while suspended her desire of gold. 
  But civilly drew in her sharpen’d paws,
  Not violating hospitable laws;
  And pacified her tail, and lick’d her frothy jaws. 720

    The Hind did first her country cates provide;
  Then couch’d herself securely by her side.

* * * * *

FOOTNOTES: 

[Footnote 108:  ‘Philistines:’  the Cromwellians, &c.]

[Footnote 109:  ‘Younger lion:’  Charles II.]

[Footnote 110:  ‘Priestly calves,’ &c.:  this alludes to the Commons voting in 1641 that all deans, chapters, &c. should be abolished.]

[Footnote 111:  ‘The Test:’  the Test Act, passed in 1672, enjoined the abjuration of the real presence in the sacrament.]

[Footnote 112:  ‘Piles, &c.:’  the Roman arms—­pili and eagles.]

[Footnote 113:  ‘Curtana:’  the name of King Edward the Confessor’s sword, without a point, an emblem of mercy, and carried before the king at the coronation.]

[Footnote 114:  ‘Not rent by schism:’  marks of the Catholic Church from the Nicene creed.]

[Footnote 115:  ‘Paillards:’  a French word for licentious persons.]

[Footnote 116:  ‘Sell all of Christian,’ &c.:  it is said that the Dutch, in order to secure to themselves the whole trade of Japan, trample on the cross, and deny the name of Jesus.]

[Footnote 117:  ‘Feed your famine:’  the renunciation of the Benedictines to the abbey lands.]

PART III.

  Much malice, mingled with a little wit,
  Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ: 
  Because the Muse has peopled Caledon
  With Panthers, Bears, and Wolves, and beasts unknown,
  As if we were not stock’d with monsters of our own. 
  Let AEsop answer, who has set to view
  Such kinds as Greece and Phrygia never knew;
  And mother Hubbard,[118] in her homely dress,
  Has sharply blamed a British Lioness;
  That queen, whose feast the factious rabble keep, 10
  Exposed obscenely naked and asleep. 
  Led by those great examples, may not I
  The wanted organs of their words supply? 
  If men transact like brutes, ’tis equal then
  For brutes to claim the privilege of men.

   Others our Hind of folly will indite,
  To entertain a dangerous guest by night. 
  Let those remember, that she cannot die
  Till rolling time is lost in round eternity;
  Nor need she fear the Panther, though untamed, 20
  Because the Lion’s peace[119] was now proclaim’d: 
  The wary savage would not give offence,
  To forfeit the protection of her prince;
  But watch’d the time her vengeance