"Think not, ye knaves, whom meanness styles the Great, Drones of the Church and harpies of the State, — Ye, whose curs…"

"Indignant Man resumes the shaft he gave, Disarms the tyrant, and unbinds the slave, Displays the unclad skeleton of k…"

"But grant to kings and courts their ancient play, Recall their splendour and revive their sway; Can all your cant and…"

"And didst thou hope, by thy infuriate quill To rouse mankind the blood of realms to spill? Then to restore, on death …"

"Once draw the sword; its burning point shall bring To thy quick nerves a never-ending sting; The blood they shed thy …"

"Hail Man, exalted title! first and best, On God's own image by his hand imprest; To which at last the reas'ning race …"

"In every clime, thy visage greets my eyes, In every tongue thy kindred accents rise; The thought expanding swells my …"

"The gazing crowd, of glittering State afraid, Adore the Power their coward meanness made; In war's short intervals, w…"

"See the long pomp in gorgeous glare display'd, The tinsel'd guards, the squadron'd horse parade; See heralds gay, wit…"

"Of these no more. From Orders, Slaves and Kings, To thee, O Man, my heart rebounding springs. Behold th' ascending bl…"