As nicknames are easily perpetuated, I observe, that these verses entailed upon the young statesmen, the names of Chit Sunderland, Chit Lory, &c. in the satires of the day. This administration came into office in the latter years of Charles II.'s reign. The satire turns on a comparison between them and their predecessors of what was called the Cabal. There is a parody on these lines in the "State Poems," in which they are applied to Stillingfleet. ON THE YOUNG STATESMEN. Clarendon[86] had law and sense, Clifford[87] was fierce and brave; Bennet's[88] grave look was a pretence, And Danby's[89] matchless impudence Helped to support the knave. But Sunderland, Godolphin, Lory,[90] These will appear such chits in story, 'Twill turn all politics to jests, To be repeated like John Dory, When fidlers sing at feasts. Protect us, mighty Providence! What would these madmen have? First, they would bribe us without pence, Deceive us without common sense, And without power enslave. Shall free-born men, in humble awe, Submit to servile shame, Who from consent and custom draw The same right to be ruled by law, Which kings pretend, to reign? The Duke shall wield his conquering sword, The chancellor make a speech, The king shall pledge his honest word, The pawned revenue sums afford, And then, come kiss my breech. So have I seen a king in chess, (His rooks and knights withdrawn, His queen and bishops in distress,) Shifting about grow less and less, With here and there a pawn. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 86: The famous Chancellor.] [Footnote 87: Lord Clifford, of Chudleigh, a member of the Cabal administration.] [Footnote 88: Bennet, Earl of Arlington, also of the Cabal.] [Footnote 89: Osborne, Earl of Danby.] [Footnote 90: Lawrence, Earl of Rochester, son of Lord Clarendon.] SUUM CUIQUE. _This poem was probably composed by Mainwaring. Like "Tarquin and Tullia," it has the rudeness of Oldham's satirical effusions, instead of the strength and harmony of Dryden._