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62 THE AWKWAED SQUAD.
Belhaven hath of late
Found his father was a cheat,
And his speech on the Union a blunder ;
Haddington, that saint,
May roar, blaspheme, and rant,
He's a prop to the kirk in his station ;
And Ormiston may hang
The Tories all, and bang
Every man that's against reformation.
Can any find a flaw
To Sir James Stuart's skill in law,
Or doubt of his deep penetration ?
His charming eloquence
Is as obvious as his sense ;
His knowledge comes by generation.
Though there's some pretend to say
He is but a lump of clay.
Yet these are malignants and Tories,
Who to tell us are not shy,
That he's much inclin'd to lie,
And famous for coining of stories.
Mr Cockburn, with fresh airs,
Most gloriously appears.
Directing his poor fellow-creatures ;
And who would not admire
A youth of so much fire,
So much sense, and such beautiful features 1
Lord Pollworth need not grudge
The confinement of a judge,
But give way to his lusts and his passion,
Burn his linens every day,
And his creditors ne'er pay,
And practice all the vices in fashion.