ANSWER.

"Deluded men, these holds forego,

Nor trust such cunning elves;

These artful emblems tend to show

Their clients, not themselves.

'Tis all a trick, these are but shams,

By which they mean to cheat you;

For have a care, you are the LAMBS,

And they the wolves that eat you.

Nor let the thought of no 'delay'

To these their courts misguide you;

You are the showy HORSE, and they

Are jockeys that will ride you."

Hone does not give a hint as who was the author of either, nor can I

inform J. S.

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