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 Waller [to Thurloe.]Not to harass his Highness is my rule. Nathless—

Sir William Murray.What unfamiliar animal is this? Carr [solemnly.] A man! I understand that in this den Where Baal shows his face without a mask, Where none are seen save wolves and mountebanks, False prophets, sparrow-hawks, and drunken curs, Winged serpents, dragons with a thousand heads, Vultures, and those who take God's name in vain, And basilisks with darts of flame for tails— That here his face should unfamiliar be! Waller [laughing.]If these be our portraits, sir, much thanks! Carr [becoming excited.]Ye fellow-revellers of Satan, hear! The ashes are within the apple—eat! Vampires of Israel, the people's dead; Feed on its flesh, the flesh of the elect Of heav'n, the flesh of mighty men of war, The flesh of horses! Waller [laughing.] No undainty dish. And so we have the honour, one and all; The signal honour, to be basilisks