• Unless a love of virtue light the flame, Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others' bare.

    William Cowper: Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
 Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
 He hides behind a magisterial air
 He own offences, and strips others' bare.
    William Cowper (1855). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life, and Critical Notice of His Writings. Eight Engravings on Steel”, p.78