Canto IV. (after Stanza 33).

“And, Emperors! you that held and had command

O’er so much Earth, aye ready to resist

In asp’erous conflict, and the wrong withstand

Of cruel Traitors raising Treason’s crest:

Complain ye not: Nay, well this chance attend,

One of the noblest Kings, and loved the best,

Sees ’gainst his law, his crown, his self, his all,

Vavasors rise to sue a stranger’s thrall.

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