Proud of his "Hear hims!" proud, too, of his vote,

And lost virginity of oratory,

Proud of his learning (just enough to quote),

He revelled in his Ciceronian glory:

With memory excellent to get by rote,

With wit to hatch a pun or tell a story,

Graced with some merit, and with more effrontery,[MQ]"His country's pride," he came down to the country.