POEMS
ON A FLATTERER
I HATE a flatt'rer as I hate the devil,
But Tom's a very, very pleasing dog,
Of course, let's speak of him in terms more civil—
I hate a flatt'rer as I hate a hog ;
Not but applause is music to mine ears—
He is a knave who says he likes it not,
But when, in friendship's guise, deceit appears,
‘Twould fret a Stoic's frigid temper hot.
[Semple 34]