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 And statesmen at her council met
 Who knew the seasons when to take
  Occasion by the hand, read more 
 And statesmen at her council met
 Who knew the seasons when to take
  Occasion by the hand, and make
   The bounds of freedom wider yet. 
 A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken 
together, would by my standard of a statesman.  
 A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken 
together, would by my standard of a statesman. 
 I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to 
give a political blank cheque read more 
 I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to 
give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury. 
 Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
 His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
  His comprehensive head? all read more 
 Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
 His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
  His comprehensive head? all interests weigh'd,
   All Europe sav'd, yet Britain not betray'd. 
Spheres of influence.
Spheres of influence.
 And lives to clutch the golden keys,
 To mould a mighty state's decrees,
  And shape the whisper read more 
 And lives to clutch the golden keys,
 To mould a mighty state's decrees,
  And shape the whisper of the throne. 
 It is strange so great a statesman should
 Be so sublime a poet.  
 It is strange so great a statesman should
 Be so sublime a poet. 
Learn to think continentally.
Learn to think continentally.
Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.
Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.