EPIGRAM.
Ille Crucem sceleris pretium tulit, Hic Diadema.
Ille Crucem sceleris pretium tulit, Hic Diadema.
Ille Crucem sceleris pretium tulit, Hic Diadema.
Ille Crucem sceleris pretium tulit, Hic Diadema.
Good people of England, ’tis fit you should noteWhat you get, or may suffer, for bribing a vote;And for an example we’ll bring to your viewAn Irish Lord and a Baronet Jew;The Jew and my Lord in a similar case—One pays a great fine, t’other holds a great place:My Lord is bedeck’d with a Ribbon and Garter,The Jew is in Jail for two years, lack a quarter.And now we’ll compare, if you please to allow us,The Jew in his Jail, with my Lord in the House:The Jew is surrounded by Felons and Debtors,And my Lord by some folks who are little their betters.
Good people of England, ’tis fit you should noteWhat you get, or may suffer, for bribing a vote;And for an example we’ll bring to your viewAn Irish Lord and a Baronet Jew;The Jew and my Lord in a similar case—One pays a great fine, t’other holds a great place:My Lord is bedeck’d with a Ribbon and Garter,The Jew is in Jail for two years, lack a quarter.And now we’ll compare, if you please to allow us,The Jew in his Jail, with my Lord in the House:The Jew is surrounded by Felons and Debtors,And my Lord by some folks who are little their betters.
Good people of England, ’tis fit you should noteWhat you get, or may suffer, for bribing a vote;And for an example we’ll bring to your viewAn Irish Lord and a Baronet Jew;The Jew and my Lord in a similar case—One pays a great fine, t’other holds a great place:My Lord is bedeck’d with a Ribbon and Garter,The Jew is in Jail for two years, lack a quarter.And now we’ll compare, if you please to allow us,The Jew in his Jail, with my Lord in the House:The Jew is surrounded by Felons and Debtors,And my Lord by some folks who are little their betters.
Good people of England, ’tis fit you should note
What you get, or may suffer, for bribing a vote;
And for an example we’ll bring to your view
An Irish Lord and a Baronet Jew;
The Jew and my Lord in a similar case—
One pays a great fine, t’other holds a great place:
My Lord is bedeck’d with a Ribbon and Garter,
The Jew is in Jail for two years, lack a quarter.
And now we’ll compare, if you please to allow us,
The Jew in his Jail, with my Lord in the House:
The Jew is surrounded by Felons and Debtors,
And my Lord by some folks who are little their betters.