And in his Countrey's Good, lets juſt Reſentment dy;
In Scotlands Secret Council he preſides,
With early Prudence every Action guides,
Sober, not dull, Pious, and not preciſe,
Grave, without Age, without Experience wiſe;
More thinking, more ſedate than he appears,
And older in Underſtanding than in Years.
Glaſgow adorns the Ancient Name of BOYL,
The Name's a conſtant Honour to the Iſle,
A Name Britania always boaſts to hear,
For Learning, Wiſdom, Wealth and Character
Increaſ'd in England, and increaſing here.
The God of Muſick joins when COLVIL plays,
And all the Muſes dance to HADDINGTONS Eſſays;
The Charms are mutual, piercing and compleat,
This in his Art excells, and that in Wit.
Seafield, and Marr, and Loudoun guide the State,
By Birth and Place, ſtill more by Merit great.
No Malice can their Characters conceal,
But thoſe direct the Sceptre, this the Seal.
The well inſtructed Pilots of the Realm
