It is said, the Great Men, who are seized with the pouts,
At their suddenly alter’d condition;
Who so late were the Ins, and so soon were the Outs,
Have decreed a severe Opposition.
Nor will it be wonder’d at, greatly, if those
Who’re deprived of unmerited treasures,
As of old, should determine the Men to oppose,
Though their consciences sanction the Measures.
Such threats are, by Britons, too well understood
To create any just apprehension
Nor can they, who, in power, accomplish no good,
Now appal us by evil intentions.
(George Canning)
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