"_But that sense of negation, of theoretic insecurity, which was in the
air, conspiring with what was of like tendency in himself, made of Lord
UFFORD a central type of disillusion. . . . He had been amiable
because the general betise of humanity did not in his opinion greatly
matter, after all; and in reading these 'SATIRES' it is well-nigh
painful to witness the blind and naked forces of nature and
circumstance surprising him in the uncontrollable movements of his own
so carefully guarded heart._"
Why is a handsome wife adored
By every coxcomb but her lord?
From yonder puppet-man inquire
Who wisely hides his wood and wire;
Shows Sheba's queen completely dress'd
And Solomon in royal vest;
But view them litter'd on the floor,
Or strung on pegs behind the door,
Punch is exactly of a piece
With Lorrain's duke, and prince of Greece.
HORACE CALVERLEY.--_Petition to the Duke of Ormskirk_.