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I know I shall hereafter be restored To lost esteem and good men's love.—Alas! The fisherman in his small boat, when drifted To the wild cat'ract's brink, is seen no more Till, from the boiling nether gulph cast up, Amid the fierce turmoil of warring eddies, Jagg'd rocks and churning foam, a sorry sight Of mangled, stripp'd, and sever'd limbs appears. I may be so restored, with praise shed o'er me As unavailing as the rainbow tints, That through the cat'ract's cloudy spray may gleam Upon the perish'd wretch.

Again I say, keep silence in the court! (Turning to the prisoner.) You aver that you are innocent; and if this be so, it is at least known to you, who is the guilty person. Name him, then, that justice may take its course, and you shall have full time allowed you to prove your assertion. Refusing to do this, you become your own destroyer, and have no right to cast the blame upon us.

I have said, my Lords, that I cannot do this without betraying confidence; and were I to do so, should I deserve to be believed in any